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India’s Foreign Policy between 1962 and 1991
After the disastrous debacle of 1962, India embarked on a substantial program of military modernization. The government committed itself to create a million man army with ten new...India’s Foreign Policy Between 1947 and 1962 [Nehru Era]
The onset of the cold war and India’s independence almost coincided. In those days, the countries were flocking in one of the two rival camps. However, for India,...
Trans Pacific Partnership
In 2005, three countries viz. Chile, New Zealand and Singapore came together and created a free trade agreement called Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership or TPSEP. Later Brunei joined...New Development Bank
New Development Bank (NDB) has been established by the BRICS countries to provide financial support to public and private projects via loans, guarantees, equity participation etc. This Shanghai based...Asian Development Bank
ADB is multilateral lending agency based in Manila, Philippines. It is dedicated to reduce poverty in Asia and the Pacific region through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth,...Glossary : International Organizations
Amnesty International It’s a Non-profit NGO founded in July 1961 by Peter Benenson in the United Kingdom. Its Global International Secretariat is in London, United Kingdom. Its objective...Global Organizations – Other
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT) UN-HABITAT was established in 1978 and has its headquarters at the UN office in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the United Nations...World Bank
World Bank, which has official goal of reduction of poverty, provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes. World Bank comprises only two institutions viz. the International Bank...
