Bilateral Relations

Syllabus: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests  Why in NEWS CIS-MOA is a foundational agreement that the U.S. signs with its allies and countries with which it wants to maintain close military ties; it provides legal cover for the sale of military equipment. …

Why in NEWS The External Minister was responding to a question on how the two countries would cooperate in case of a conflict in Taiwan Strait, or between India and China at the LAC; visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi stresses strong bilateral ties. Way Foreword External Affairs Minister said …

Context:  The 8th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks (DPT) were held recently. Indo-Australia Relations: The historical ties between India and Australia started immediately following European settlement in Australia from 1788. All trade to and fro from the penal colony of New South Wales was controlled by the British East India Company through Kolkata. India and Australia established diplomatic relations in the pre-Independence period, …

Leaders across India’s political spectrum paid their tributes to India’s armed forces and the fallen martyrs on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas. The Kargil War The Kargil War officially ended on July 26, 1999, with the eviction of the last remaining Pakistani troops and infiltrators from positions …

Why in NEWS Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will visit India later this week as part of a six-nation tour in Asia and Africa, where he plans to focus on Japan’s cooperation with the Global South and the Indo-Pacific policy unveiled by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his visit …

Context External Affairs Minister was speaking at the launch of the book, The Importance of Shinzo Abe, which documents the former Japanese PM’s engagement with India, and in particular his relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. India and Japan Relations India and Japan have …

In 1998, India put France in what should have been a tough spot. Just a few months after French President Jacques Chirac had been the chief guest at the Republic Day Parade in Delhi, and Prime Minister I.K. Gujral signed India’s first ever Strategic Partnership agreement with him, newly elected …

U.S. hands over 105 antiquities to India following agreement The countries had agreed to work towards preventing illegal trafficking of cultural artefacts during P.M’s state visit to the U.S. last month. The United States on Monday handed over 105 trafficked antiquities to India. India and the U.S. have also agreed to …

To emphasise India’s commitment to the SCO, India dwelt on the political, economic and cultural initiatives the country had taken and the 134 meetings and events which it had convened during its SCO presidency. China’s acts as reason China’s actions towards India in 2020 and the evolving international order have …