GS Paper: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India
Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India
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Foreign Policy Watch- India-Central Asia
Introduction source Five Central Asian states have significant disagreements among themselves, and development trajectories have increasingly diverged since the end of the Soviet Union. Kazakhstan is a stable, relatively open middle-income country, whereas Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are impoverished, chaotic, and poised on the verge of state failure. Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan—with significant human and industrial… Continue reading Foreign Policy Watch- India-Central Asia
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Foreign Policy Watch: India-Nepal
Brief History of Kingdom Of Nepal Gorkha rule After decades of rivalry between the medieval kingdoms, modern Nepal was reunified in the latter half of the 18th century, when Prithvi Narayan Shah, the ruler of the small principality of Gorkha, formed a unified country from a number of independent hill states. Prithvi Narayan Shah dedicated himself at an early age… Continue reading Foreign Policy Watch: India-Nepal
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Foreign Policy Watch: India-Australia
India & the Oceans Backgrounder It is analytically sensible to divide Australia’s links to post-Independence India into four phases: The first corresponds to the years immediately surrounding Indian Independence when Labour Party was in power in Australia. The second period is the Menzies Years, The third may be regared as the post 1971 re-discovery of… Continue reading Foreign Policy Watch: India-Australia
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Nuclear Diplomacy and Disarmament
Here’s what we are going the explain in this writeup: The Backstory What is the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)? What does India need to do to get in? Does joining the MTCR make getting missile technology easier? Does the MTCR actually stop the spread of missile technology? Are there any sanctions for breaking MTCR… Continue reading Nuclear Diplomacy and Disarmament
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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Mega regional trade deals are in vogue in an otherwise fragile global economy. In an environment of falling aggregate demand, these trade deals are seen as a means to insulate economies from market uncertainties. Three important mega regional’s are currently under negotiation: the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership of Asia and the Pacific (RCEP), the Trans-Pacific… Continue reading Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
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Trans Pacific Partnership: Latest updates and developments
What is the TPP? Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a trade agreement between several Pacific Rim countries concerning a variety of matters of economic policy. The aims of the TPP include the lowering of barriers to trade in goods and services, reducing tariffs to zero by 2015. In addition, the TPP hopes to promote investment… Continue reading Trans Pacific Partnership: Latest updates and developments
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Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar
Finally democracy triumphed in Myanmar. Can India leverage its democratic institutions to further cement its relationship with 'the land of golden pagodas'?
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Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pacific Island Nations
What are Pacific Island Nations (PINs)? These are 14 island countries in Pacific Ocean – Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu These countries range in land area from the largest Papua New Guinea (461,700 sq km) to the smallest Nauru… Continue reading Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pacific Island Nations
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Foreign Policy Watch: India-SCO
India becomes a permanent member at SCO. What next?
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Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
Timeline of EU source 19 April 1951: European Coal and Steel Community Treaty signed by Germany, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgium and Netherlands. May 1952: European Defence Community (EDC) Treaty. August 1954: France rejects the EDC treaty. 25 March 1957: Treaties of Rome signed: creates Common Market / European Economic Community (EEC) and European Atomic Energy… Continue reading Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
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Foreign Policy Watch: India-Russia
Indo-Russian revamped relationship - Get in speed with the latest developments.
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Foreign Policy Watch: India-Japan
In the context of 21st Century, among all the bilateral relations, Indo-Japan relations have all the potential to transcend this era into an ‘Asian century’. This relationship, which incorporates no dispute- ideological, cultural or territorial, was embarked upon in 6th century A.D. when Bhuddhism was introduced in Japan. Direct exchange in modern times commenced only… Continue reading Foreign Policy Watch: India-Japan
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Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
India and the African countries are in news lately, however the ties between the two regions date back to the ancient civilizations. Along with geographical proximity, there are factors such as the cultural connect, colonial past and development hurdles that are more or less common to both and thus bring each other much closer.… Continue reading Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
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Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
The conference seeks to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, from all the nations of the world.
Forging an agreement in Paris will take bold leadership. The people of the world look to the leaders of great powers to protect our planet before it’s too late for us.
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AIIB & The Changing World Order
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is an international financial institution proposed by China. AIIB is regarded as a rival for the IMF, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which the AIIB says are dominated by developed countries like the USA and Japan. In this Article We will explain everything about AIIB and also why India has joined it and… Continue reading AIIB & The Changing World Order
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Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
WEST ASIA India’s relations with the West Asian countries are historical since the independence. India has interests in economic, political, security and strategic fields with the West Asian nations. India’s west Asia policy For decades, India was a passive player in West Asia-a beneficiary of good relationships with multiple actors. Historically, India’s West Asia policy… Continue reading Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
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Nuclear Suppliers Group(NSG) Entry
The euphoria generated by the 2008 Indo-US nuclear deal and the NSG waiver has been tempered as a result of later developments. The road to finalising nuclear power plant projects is filled with obstacles and potholes, including public opposition to nuclear plant sites, liability issues, and nuclear safety concerns, as highlighted by the Fukushima disaster.
