In order to further the existing cooperation in the realm of maritime safety and security, IFC-IOR signed an MoU on 21 Feb 2023 with Regional Coordination Operations Centre (RCOC), Seychelles. IFC-IOR, hosted by the Indian Navy, was established by the Government of India at Gurugram on 22 Dec 2018 to …
Read More »CROSS-BORDER DIGITAL PAYMENT OF INDIA
Transferring money to a relative studying or living in Singapore or receiving remittances from a family member working in the Southeast Asian city-state just got a whole lot simpler. On February 21, the Reserve Bank of India Governor, Shaktikanta Das, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Managing Director, Ravi Menon, …
Read More »THE ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
The environmental costs of the conflict are likely to far outlive the fighting itself with Ukraine’s current claims of compensation for environmental damage standing at over $ 50 billion. As the first anniversary of the war between Russia and Ukraine arrives, the true costs of the war are slowly dawning upon the …
Read More »UPI MAY EXTEND TO UAE, MAURITIUS & INDONESIA
After Singapore, the RBI is in talks with several countries, including Indonesia, UAE and Mauritius, for establishing a direct payment link of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with networks in these countries to enable quicker and cheaper fund transfers using mobile phones. Some Latin American countries have also shown interest. …
Read More »‘BOOSTER TO COUNTER WANING EFFECT OF JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VAX AFTER 2 YRS’
A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that the effect of the vaccine administered to protect children against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) tends to start waning after two years. It suggests administering a booster dose to all children in endemic regions to protect them against …
Read More »IN A 1ST, INDIAN SUB DOCKS IN INDONESIA AMID SCS CONFLICT
As Part Of The Military Outreach To Asean Nations An Indian submarine has, for the first time ever, docked in Indonesia, which is among the countries locked in a maritime dispute with China in the contentious South China Sea, as part of the continuing overall diplomatic-military outreach to Asean countries. …
Read More »FRANCE -BURKINA FASO MILITARY AGREEMENT
On February 19, Burkina Faso announced an official end to the operations led by France in the country. France had signed a military agreement with Burkina Faso in 2018 to achieve stability against the threat of Islamist militant groups. France signed a series of similar agreements with other West African …
Read More »INDIA, CHINA HOLD IN-PERSON BORDER TALKS AFTER 3 YEARS
In the first visit by a top Indian official to China in more than three years, the two countries have discussed proposals for disengaging in the two remaining friction areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to create conditions to “restore normalcy” in relations. Joint Secretary (East Asia) in …
Read More »US-CHINA RELATIONS
The recent US shooting of alleged Chinese spy balloons highlighted growing distrust between the two countries. How US shooting of alleged Chinese spy balloons? There has been a lot of speculation in the media about both the balloons and the US response. We’ve seen arguments that the balloon was an …
Read More »1ST MEETING OF G20 CULTURE WORKING GROUP BEGINS
The first three day meeting of the G20 Culture Working Group began in Khajuraho on Wednesday, underlining India’s commitment to repatriating lost heritage to the country. Ahead of inagurating a specially curated exhibition of 26 repatriated artefacts including the 10th century stone sculpture of the ‘Parrot Lady of Khajuraho’, the …
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