Current Affairs

On September 23, 2018, the Maldives’ Joint Opposition Coalition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih emerged victorious in the presidential elections. The win came as a surprise both to the opposition in Maldives and to international observers,…

Nepal and China have agreed on the text of the protocol to the Transit and Transportation Agreement, which was signed two years ago, which will now enable Nepal to access Chinese sea and land ports ending the former's dependence solely…

What is 2+2 Dialogue? A ‘two plus two dialogue’ is a term — adopted in foreign parleys — used for installation of a dialogue mechanism between two countries’ defence and external affairs ministries. To put it simply, ‘two plus two…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his official visit to Sweden on April 16th and 17th. He was received by Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven himself at the airport. The two leaders discussed the need for productive bilateral exchange…

To secure foreign and security policy ends, several Western states and international organisations have employed economic authorization. Through the years, authorization have been imposed to attain a range of objectives—including checking…

The Iran Nuclear Deal is also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The main aim of this deal is to ensure that Tehran’s nuclear program will be as peaceful as possible. In return, it lifted the U.N. Security Council and various…

Third West Asia Conference was inaugurated on September 5, 2018. The theme of this conference closely examined the developments, challenges and the rising powers of the West Asian and their neighbouring countries, several topics were widely…

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD, also known as the Quad) is an informal strategic dialogue between the United States, Japan, Australia and India that is maintained by talks between member countries. The dialogue was initiated in…

History In 1951, India managed to get 15 Gold Medals, 16 Silver Medals and 20 Bronze Medals during the first Asian Games which was held in New Delhi, India. With a total of 51 Medals, India got the 2nd Rank in the first Asian Games and has…

History The oldest currency was made, firstly, in the form of coins. Coins came to reality in 6th Century Ancient India. They were asymmetrical in configuration and had distinctive markings to depict their values. The Mauryan Civilization…

ISRO has a glorious history of achievements that helped propel not just India into the Space Age, but also push others globally to aim higher and further. By successfully launching the PSLV-C37, ISRO has pushed a whopping 104 satellites…

In the past decade, India has faced many challenges in terms of its future growth. These include rising unemployment, declining foreign investment, a growing youth population desperately seeking equal work opportunities (over half of…

Dexterously crafted Helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ has been successfully flight tested from Army Helicopter at 1400hrs in the ranges of Pokhran on Sunday, 19TH Aug 2018. The weapon system has been tested for its full…

Japan Japan has what may be the closest any country comes to “zero-tolerance” of gun ownership – a policy that experts say contribute its enviously low rates of gun crime. As of 2011, legal gun ownership stood at 271,000, according to…

Exercise Pitch Black is a large power contracting battle exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force. It draws over 100 aircraft from around the globe and will supply unique favourable circumstances to the air-warriors to perform in…