India and Japan held their 2+2 Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting
India and Japan held their first 2+2 defence and foreign minister-level dialogue on November 30. This dialogue aimed at advancing the India-Japan bilateral relations and has been held ahead of the annual summit meeting taking place between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in December. It was for the first time that […]
Contours of an Emerging Iran-China Strategic Partnership
Background Iran, which was once a modern Islamic Kingdom under the Shah of Iran and a close ally of USA during the cold war, slowly drifted away towards non-alignment after the Iranian revolution led by the Ayatollahs in 1979. Iran came under UN sanctions for its nuclear programme in 2005, which were subsequently eased during […]
INCREASING ROLE OF AI & ROBOTICS IN POST COVID ERA
The gigantic industry and businesses of world have been locked down for many weeks due to the frightening attack by the most unexpected enemy – a micro virus called CORONA 19. It may take months or a couple of years for the new normal to emerge for human existence. AI and Robotics have been slowly […]
CLIMATE CHANGE – COP25 – CARBON TRADING
Background In order to incentivize reduction in carbon emissions, ‘Carbon Trading’ was evolved as an acceptable mechanism in the ‘Kyoto Protocol’ signed in Japan in 1997. However its execution remained halfhearted. In the recently concluded Climate Change talks at Madrid one of the big things that remain to be resolved are the disagreements over the […]
National Education Policy 2020
The government launched the National Education Policy 2020 on 29 July after over three decades. It is an extension of Right to Education Act to cover all children between three and 18 years of age. The HRD ministry is now renamed Education Ministry. Highlights of the new policy are as under: The mother tongue or local or […]
Contentious Issues Pertaining to Citizenship Amendment Act 2019
Introduction The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act was passed in the Parliament and became effective on Friday the 13th of December 2019. The Act amend the Citizenship Act of 1955, which lays down the various ways in which citizenship of India may be acquired. The said amendment primarily incorporates two aspects: It will enable illegal migrants who are […]
Corona Pandemic Helping China to Gain Political Leverage and Global Economic Domination
Introduction China has an undeclared policy of “debt trap diplomacy”. Wherein, China seemingly assists underdeveloped/ developing nations through infrastructure investments and when that nation is unable to service the heavy loan repayments, it is forced to relinquish the control of the assets to China. A few recent examples of China’s such take over are, 85% […]
IMPLICATIONS OF BRITAIN’S ELECTIONS ON BREXIT, SCOTLAND AND JOHNSON’S BRITAIN
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party got a sweeping mandate in the elections held in December 19. This has three prominent outcomes as under: Firmly putting a final seal on fast tracking the process of Brexit. Biggest defeat of Labour Party since 1935. A sweep of Scotland’s seats lead by Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) and its implications […]
Constrcution of Ram Temple in Ayodhya
Introduction Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone, a 40 kg silver brick, at the construction site of Ram Temple at Ayodhya on 05 August 2020. The said event marks the culmination of a sustained political campaign by the Bharatiya Janata Party, for a temple to be built on the spot believed to be […]
A Sneak Peek into the Second 2+2 Ministerial Meet 2019
The 2+2 ministerial meet is the highest-level of institutional mechanism in which the countries meet and provides review of the security, defence and strategic partnerships. Recently, India and the United States met for the second 2+2 meeting where Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Extermal Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar met US Secretary of Defense Dr […]