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Australia cancels deals on China’s Belt and Road
The Australian Government recently announced that it has cancelled deals on Belt and Road initiative over national interest. What is the issue? The Victorian State Government had signed two agreements with China. In 2018, an agreement was signed to promote infrastructure development initiative in the state. The second agreement was signed in 2019 that aimed ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Australia • Belt road Initiative • Foreign relations • Indo-Pacific • Victoria
Portugal President visits India
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the President of Portugal recently arrived in New Delhi on a four-day visit. He has been the President of the European country since 2016. He made his first visit to India along with some important delegates of the country. During his visit, India and Portugal signed as many as 14 agreements ..
Topics: Foreign relations • Portugal
Port Authority of India signed MoU to explore ties with Thailand
The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) and the ports of Visakhapatnam, Kolkata and Chennai signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)s to increase export and import trade through cargo handling. The MoU was signed at the recently concluded Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sector Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) . This will help in strengthening bilateral ties ..
Topics: Andaman Sea • Bay of Bengal • Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation • Foreign relations • Geography • Kraburi River • Laem Chabang • Politics • Ranong
Government extends Visa-on- Arrival facility to UAE
The Indian government has extended Visa-on Arrival facility to nationals of United Arab Emirates with effect from November 16, 2019. This facility will help in strengthening people-to-people and trade links, as well as the strategic ties between the two countries. This facility will be available for a period of up to 60 days with double ..
Topics: Foreign relations • Government of India • Human migration • Politics • Travel visa • Visa policy of India • Visa requirements for Lebanese citizens
BRICS Summit very fruitful, says PM
PM Modi said that BRICS was very productive and all BRICS leaders had fruitful dialogues on cementing ties in areas such as trade, innovation, technology, and culture. BRICS Summit was recently held in Brasilia. BRICS comprises five countries namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Addressing the BRICS Business Council, PM urged BRICS nations ..
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: BRIC • BRICS • Foreign relations • International Relations • New Development Bank • Politics
BRICS Business Council’s roadmap
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the Heads of States of other BRICS countries participated in the Leaders dialogue with BRICS Business Council and New Development Bank. Prime Minister Modi, while addressing the dialogue, also requested BRICS countries and the NDB to join the global Coalition for Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure. The BRICS Business Council created a ..
Topics: BRIC • BRICS • Foreign relations • International Relations • New Development Bank • Politics