Look East policy
Five to Seven Countries Sign Up for adopting India Stack
India Stack is the collection of Application Peripheral Interfaces launched by the Government of India. This includes BHIM, Digilocker, UPI, and several other applications. According to a recent report from the IT Ministry around seven countries are to join India ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
India and Egypt declare Strategic Partnership
The Egyptian President Sisi is the Chief Guest of the 2023 Republic Day celebrations of India. During his visit, he met PM Modi, and the leaders discussed on boosting the business ties between the countries. With the trade between the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Nagaland Orange Festival
Nagaland is celebrating the Orange Festival for two days. Nagaland Fruit Festival is being organized in the state to praise the hard work of orange growers. Revenue from oranges in the state almost doubled recently. Fruit festivals are famous all ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs • Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Australia-India Indo Pacific Oceans Initiative
Australia recently launched the Australia-India Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative Partnership. The programme will support free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific. The Government of Australia has provided a grant of 1.4 million Australian dollars (Rs 8.12 crores) to support the initiative. Indo-Pacific Oceans ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
India- Japan 5th Act East Forum Meet
The fifth joint meeting of the India-Japan Act East Forum was held between India and Japan on January 28, 2021. The meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and the Ambassador of Japan to India, Suzuki Satoshi. Highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
CAROTAR Rules, 2020
CAROTAR is Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020. It came into force in September, 2020. These rules are set of guidelines that enforce the “rules of origin” for the rate on imports under Free Trade ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
SIMBEX 2020: India-Singapore Naval Exercise
The Indian and Singapore Navy are to hold maritime exercise SIMBEX-20 in the Andaman Sea between November 23, 2020 and November 25, 2020. The exercise is being conducted between the countries since 1994. The exercise aims to enhance mutual inter-operability ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
European Think Tank: Act East Policy of India has shifted its Geostrategic posture in Indo-Pacific
On July 7, 2020, the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) said that Act East policy of India has shifted the Geostrategic posture of India in the Indo-Pacific. Highlights The EFSAS is a European think tank. According to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020