2017-01-31T03:46:24+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|Tags: geopolitics|
January 9 commemorates the day Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa in 1915, after honing satyagraha, or peaceful protest, against the colonial and racist regime there. In 2002, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee decided to celebrate it annually by holding events including bestowing [...]
2017-01-31T03:47:41+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|Tags: geopolitics|
Note :- This is an editorial written by Brahma Chellaney for Livemint. Publishing it without any editorial oversight.You can discuss your views on this in comments section. Do you think what Mr Chellaney is advocating is the right way forward ? Central governments come and go in New Delhi but India’s instinctive [...]
2017-02-14T01:35:38+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|
Disclaimer :-Please note down the important points and institutions such as BRICS Rating Agency,BRICS Infrastructure Project Development Facility,BRICS Standardisation Research Platform etc that can be helpful to accentuate your answer in exam. Last year at Ufa, Russia, while addressing the BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had outlined a 10-point [...]
2017-02-14T01:35:58+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|
The BRICS-BIMSTEC meeting in Goa this month, that immediately followed the annual India-Russia Summit (also in Goa), capped months of hectic diplomatic activity, during which India pursued a robust, even aggressive, foreign policy. By and large, such activism has served India well — the most evident being the furthering of [...]
2017-02-14T00:32:21+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|
When Alexander returned from India, he was misled into marching back to Persia through the Makran desert. This is a narrow coastal plain abutting high mountain ranges. Temperatures rise to 50 C during the summer. […]
2017-02-14T00:31:49+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|
“In a letter to India’s PM, Mohamed bin Zayed expresses thanks for the kind invitation to attend India’s Republic Day celebrations”, adding, in a second tweet: “Our strong relations are deeply rooted in history; our strategic cooperation has increased, driven by our mutual aspirations to develop it.” [...]
2017-02-14T00:13:18+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|
India has completed agreements for civil nuclear cooperation with 11 countries so far, including the U.S., Russia, Australia, Canada and South Korea, but the upcoming agreement with Japan could be the most significant. […]
2017-02-14T00:20:44+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|
The peace agreement reached between the Afghan government of President Ashraf Ghani and warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks volumes about the current situation in the country. […]
2017-02-13T23:53:45+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|
*Highlighted parts are important from exam perspective,especially analysis portion of this editorial, historical and political details sets the background and gives holistic understanding but not be of much use in exam.Kindly bear that in mind while reading. Background :- Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) [...]
2017-02-13T23:20:39+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|
Background :- The recent diplomatic engagements that played over a month upto the Seoul Plenary session of NSG and the subsequent developments has been at the center stage of Indian media.The consequence of India not getting a membership of NSG has been disappointing.However , while many have lauded the diplomatic [...]
