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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - August 2018

Aug 2018

Dec 10, 2018

Maldives Applies to Rejoin Commonwealth

The Maldives has applied to rejoin the Commonwealth, reversing a policy of isolation under leader Abdulla Yameen.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, wrote to the 53-member bloc seeking readmission two years after Mr. Yameen pulled the atoll nation out of it.

Dec 07, 2018

UK Halts Golden Visa

A 'golden visa' that allows Indian and other foreign investors to migrate to the UK with at least 2 million pound is being halted with immediate effect over concerns over money-laundering and organised crime.
Launched in 2008, over 1,000 Tier 1 (Investors visa) have been granted until September 2018, mostly to Russian and Chinese investors, but they also include 76 Indian millionaires (and their 100 dependents) until 2017.
The decision to halt the visa comes following a review into the visa launched in May into applications since 2015, when the rules were tightened in the wake of concerns over foreign 'dirty money', enabling officials to seek information of source of funds.

Dec 06, 2018

Yemen Peace Talks

Yemeni government representatives were expected to join a rebel delegation in Sweden for high-stake peace talks aimed at ending four years of devastating war.
The first Yemen talks since 2016 are widely seen as the best chance yet for peace, as the international community throws its weight behind efforts to resolve a conflict that has pushed the Arab world's poorest country to the brink of famine.

Putin Threatens to Develop Nuclear Missiles

Vladimir Putin threatened to develop nuclear missiles banned under a treaty with the United States after Washington gave Moscow a deadline to comply with the key arms control agreement.
The latest spike in tensions came a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Washington would withdraw from a major Cold War treaty limiting mid-range nuclear arms within 60 days if Russia does not dismantle missiles that the US claims breach the deal.
Putin dismissed Pompeo's statement as a smokescreen, and said that Washington had already decided to ditch the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF).
According to Putin, about a dozen countries were now producing mid-range missiles of the type banned by the INF treaty.

Dec 05, 2018

Azov Sea Route Partially unblocked

Russia has begun allowing some ships to enter Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov in what could signal an easing of tensions in the flashpoint area.
Ukraine has accused Moscow of blocking merchant vessels from entering and leaving the ports.
According to Ukraine's Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan, the Berdyansk and Mariupol Ports have been partially unblocked.

Dec 04, 2018

Immigration Centre at Kartarpur Border

Pakistan has set up a border check post with an immigration office in the Kartarpur section of the border with India in Narowal District.
According to Mufakhar Adeel, deputy director of the Federal Investigation Agency, the border crossing could be an easy target for terrorists, human traffickers and drug dealers. A strong mechanism is required to keep the situation under control on both sides of the border.

The First Visit by a Turkish Leader to Venezuela

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heaped praise on Venezuela's embattled socialist leader as political and economic ties between the two countries blossom.
Erdogan took the stage with President Nicolas Maduro in the first visit by a Turkish leader to Venezuela. He stopped in Caracas after attending the G20 Summit in Argentina.
According to the Turkish President, Venezuela's government has been unfairly hit by international sanctions amid its economic crisis, punishing an entire nation.
The United States and several European nations have sanctioned Maduro's administration in an attempt to pressure Venezuela into making a return to democratic ways.

US-China Relations Take a Big Leap

US President Donald Trump said that America's relationship with China has taken a "big leap forward" and he was willing to have a trilateral discussion involving Russia to reduce the arms race, a day after his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Argentina.
During the meeting, Xi and Trump agreed to suspend any new tariffs and take steps to address the trade disputes, which over the past few months had threatened to spill over into a trade war between the world's two largest economies.

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