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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - July 2016

Jul 2016

Nov 09, 2023

NATO Freezes Security Treaty

  • NATO member countries that signed a key Cold War-era security treaty froze their participation in the pact just hours after Russia pulled out, raising fresh questions about the future of arms control agreements in Europe.
  • The alliance said its members who signed the treaty are now freezing their participation in the pact.
  • Most of NATO's 31 allies have signed the Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, which was aimed at preventing Cold War rivals from massing forces at or near mutual borders.

Nov 08, 2023

Antony Blinken in Japan for G7 Foreign Ministers' Meet

  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia with an appeal for the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrial democracies to forge consensus on how to deal with the crisis.
  • As he and his G7 counterparts held two days of talks in Japan, Blinken said that it was critically important for the group to show unity as it has over Russia's war in Ukraine and other major issues and prevent existing differences on Gaza from deepening.

Singapore PM to Step Down Before 2025 Poll

  • Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that he planned to bow out and hand over power to his deputy, Lawrence Wong, late next year (2024), before the 2025 general election.
  • He has served as head of the long-ruling People's Action Party, or PAP, and as the PM since 2004. In 2022, he named Wong, who is also finance minister, as his designated successor.
  • He said that passing the baton to Wong before the national polls will allow Wong to win his own mandate and take the country forward.

Nov 07, 2023

Sweden's Saab Secures India's First 100% FDI in Defense Project

  • India has recently granted approval for Sweden's Saab to establish a new manufacturing facility in the country, marking a significant milestone as the first foreign company to receive 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India's defense projects.
  • While India previously permitted up to 74% FDI in the defense sector under the automatic route, clearances beyond that threshold were subject to individual assessment.
  • The government relaxed these regulations in 2015 to encourage foreign investments, yet until now, no foreign firm had received permission for 100% FDI in defense.

Nov 06, 2023

India to Host 2024 World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly

  • Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Communications and H.E. Houlin Zhao, Secretary General of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) signed the Host Country Agreement for the establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre of ITU in Delhi.
  • ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs.
  • ITU currently has a membership of 193 countries and over 900 private-sector entities and academic institutions.

India, Sri Lanka hold 33rd edition of annual International Maritime meeting

  • The 33rd edition of annual International Maritime Boundary Line meeting between the representatives of Navies and Coast Guards of India and Sri Lanka was held at the Indo - Sri Lanka Maritime Boundary Line off Point Calimere at Palk Bay. 
  • Aim: To discuss maritime security in the Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar region, safety of fishermen, measures to curtail trafficking of contraband, among other issues.

India-Nepal border forces' talks to begin in Delhi.

  • Seventh edition of the annual coordination talks between the two countries is led by India's SSB director general Rashmi Shukla and the visiting inspector general of the APF of Nepal, Raju Aryal. The meeting will be in Delhi from November 6 to 8, the official said on Sunday.
  • "The talks at the level of two heads of the forces serve as a crucial platform for both forces to engage in discussions on border-related matters," an official statement said.
  • "The SSB and APF delegations aim to strengthen the coordination between the two border guarding forces for more effective management of the open and unfenced India-Nepal border," it said.
  • The seventh edition of the annual coordination talks between the two countries is led by India's Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) director general Rashmi Shukla and the visiting inspector general of the Armed Police Force (APF) of Nepal, Raju Aryal.

Nov 04, 2023

India to Host 2024 World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly

  • India is set to host the prestigious World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA) in 2024, marking a significant step towards the advancements of 5G and 6G networks.
  • Union Communication & IT Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, made this announcement at the India Mobile Congress 2023, emphasizing the country's growing importance in the global technology landscape

G20 Standards Dialogue Kicks Off During India's G20 Presidency

  • The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), under the aegis of India's G20 presidency, is hosting the G20 Standards Dialogue 2023.
  • The 2-day event commenced at the iconic Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Environment, Forest & Climate Change, inaugurated the event.

15th India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue held in New Delhi

  • The 15th India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue was held in New Delhi.
  • The dialogue was co-chaired by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and Permanent Secretary (Defence), Singapore Chan Heng Kee.
  • During the meeting, both sides reviewed the existing defence cooperation between the two countries and agreed to enhance collaboration in Service-to-Service interactions and bilateral exercises.
  • They also articulated steps to take forward cooperation in emerging areas like cyber security.
  • Both sides identified means to enhance existing areas of collaboration, especially in the field of maritime security and multilateral cooperation. India and Singapore also reaffirmed their commitment to fully implement the Strategic Partnership based on mutual trust and understanding, common interests and shared values of democracy and rule of law.
  • This was the first physical meeting at the level of Defence Secretary between India and Singapore post the COVID-19 pandemic.

India And UAE Sign MoU To Strengthen Educational Ties

  •  UM of Education Dharmendra and UAE Ahmad Al Falasi signed an MoU to strengthen existing educational cooperation between the two countries.
  • Aim: To facilitate student and faculty mobility, joint research programmes, and educational exhibitions in areas of mutual interest held in both countries.
  • UAE being a global economic hotspot and India being a global talent hotspot, both sides should work together to build a knowledge bridge to cement our civilisational connect
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