Context: India in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) will launch the Global Initiative on Digital Health on August 19 as part of the ongoing G-20 summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. About Global Initiative for Digital Health (GIDH): Aim: The first-of-its-kind global initiative is Read More
Context Around two years after Sri Lanka cancelled a joint India-Japan MoU for the East Container Terminal (ECT) project in Colombo, the three countries are studying ways of restarting trilateral cooperation. Background In 2019, India and Sri Lanka signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for “co-operation Read More
Context: Recently, World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an alert over a batch of India-made common cold syrup sold in Iraq. More on the News According to WHO, syrup had a higher than acceptable limit of contaminants: diethylene and ethylene glycol, In its medical product alert, the WHO Read More
Context: West African bloc ECOWAS is set to hold discussions about Niger after the junta defies the deadline. About ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States): The Economic Community of West African States is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Read More
Context Ahead of the G7 summit in Hiroshima in May 2023, Japan’s Prime Minister spoke of his desire to use the meeting to “send out a strong message” about the need for a world without nuclear weapons. After the USA’s successful Trinity Test, the cold Read More
Context Recently, the Standing Committee on External Affairs recommended the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on soft power projection and cultural diplomacy. About Soft Power It is the ability of a country to achieve foreign policy objectives through cultural attraction rather than through force, coercion or Read More
Context: Recently, Indian military aircraft visited Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands to enhance strategic reach and interoperability with Australia. About Cocos Islands: Cocos Islands, is an external territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 3,000 km north-west of Perth in western Australia. It comprises two coral atolls made up Read More
Context: The parliamentary standing committee on external affairs has recommended several measures to bolster India’s Neighbourhood First Policy. About Neighbourhood First Policy: India shares it: Land Boundaries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, China, Myanmar. Maritime Boundaries: Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Read More
Context: India and China recently engaged in a high-level meeting during the 13th BRICS National Security Advisors (NSA) meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa. Highlights of Meeting: Areas of Discussion Description China Commitment Stabilization: The Chinese foreign ministry revealed during the meeting that India and Read More
Context: Japan’s Foreign Minister meets India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi. More on News: The two countries are coordinating their positions to create a consensus document for the G20 Summit of leaders. India, as the G20 chair, is working with Japan Read More