Disarmament
UN Disarmament Week
The UN Disarmament Week is observed from October 24 to 30. Key facts The UN Disarmament Week is observed to raise awareness and improve understanding of the significance and challenges of disarmament. The week starts on October 24, which marks ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
What is Five Eyes Alliance?
The Five Eyes countries recently issued a joint statement expressing their concern about increasing Chinese curbs on the autonomy of Hong Kong. The joint statement was issued following the postponement of Legislative Council elections that was due in September 2020 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
India-EU: Sixth Round of consultations on disarmament and non-proliferation
India and European Union held 6th round of consultations on disarmament and non-proliferation matter. The partners discussed on exchange of information on development in the field of chemical, nuclear and biological disarmament. They also discussed about the development on outer ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
2019 International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is observed every year on 26th of September to provide an occasion for world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as high priority.
INF missile treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force Treaty was an arms control treaty signed between the U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev on 8 December 1987 and it came into effect after its ratification in 1988. What was the ..
Trends in International Arms Transfers 2018 Report: Key Facts
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released the Trends in International Arms Transfers 2018 Report. The Key observations made in the report include: Russia’s arms export to India decreased by a whopping 42 per cent between 2014-18 and ..