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BRICS countries adopt Counter Terrorism Strategy
On November 17, 2020, during the 12th BRICS Summit, the members adopted counter terrorism strategy. The main objective of the strategy is to deal with terrorism. Key Highlights The Counter Terrorism Strategy is based on the following principles Respect sovereignty of participating countries Commit to international laws Recognize coordinating role of the United Nations Consider ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Brasilia Declaration • BRICS • Counter-terrorism • FATF • ISIS • United Nations • United Nations Security Council
Islamic State for first time claims ‘Province’ in India
The Islamic State (or IS, a Salafi jihadist militant group) for the first time has claimed that it has established a “province” in India. Although, ISIS began claiming attacks against Indian security forces in Kashmir since November 2017 but without any branch affiliation. About the Claims New ‘province’: claimed by Islamic State (IS) is called ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Topics: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi • Amaq News Agency • Easter Sunday Attack • Iraq • ISIS • Middle-East • Salafi Jihadist Militant Group • Syria • Terrorism • Wilayah of Hind
Syrian Democratic Forces defeats Islamic State group
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) backed by the US has defeated the Daesh [ISIS] by capturing the final shred of the territory of Baghouz in Syria. The forces have declared the end of the self-declared “caliphate” that once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria. Even though the U.S.-backed forces have retaken nearly all the small ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Topics: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi • Afghanistan • Al-Qaeda • Daesh • Europe • Fallujah • Iraq • ISIS • Mosul • Syria • Syrian Democratic Forces • Tikrit
MOAB Explained
GBU-43, nicknamed as the ‘Mother of All Bombs’, has been dropped by the United States over an ISIS complex in Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border. The bomb was dropped using a Lockheed MC-130 transport plane. GBU-43 is one of the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in the battlefield. The bomb has been dropped to destroy ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Topics: International • ISIS • MOAB
India to host counter-radicalisation conference with ASEAN
India is planning to host a conference on counter-radicalisation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in October 2017. It will provide common platform to countries for sharing experiences and ideas on prevention of radicalisation amid rise of Islamic State and other extremist ideologies Key Facts This conference will also help participating countries to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Topics: india-asean • internal security • ISIS • National • Terrorism