EU intensifies arms embargo & sanctions against Syria

The European Union intensified arms embargo and sanctions against the Syria government in reaction to rising violence in the country. The 27-member Union adopted the conclusion according to which vessels and aircraft heading to Syria will be inspected if it ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012

India’s Response to new NSG Guidelines

We have discussed that in June, the NSG had decided to restrict export of enrichment and reprocessing technologies to countries that had signed the NPT. Consequently, it would deny India access to ENR technologies which it says is crucial for ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011

New START Comes into Force

Formal name of the New START (for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is " Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms". It’s a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and the Russia, signed on April ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2011