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What is Jordan Crisis?
Jordan is a unitary state that is ruled under a Constitutional Monarchy. Unitary state is a state that is governed as a single entity where the central government...
Pakistan permits Dubai Royals to hunt “Houbara Bustard”
Pakistan recently issued special permits to Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and five other members of their family to hunt Houbara Bustard during the 2020-21 hunting...
World Bank’s updated Doing Business rankings
The World Bank recently corrected its Doing Business rankings after review of data irregularities. After the corrections, China’s ranking has been lowered by seven notches. What is the...
India to host G20 Summit in 2023
The G20 summit of 2020 was hosted by Saudi Arabia recently. The subsequent G20 summits are to be held in Italy in 2021, Indonesia in 2022, India in...
India-GCC Troika Dialogue: Key Facts
On November 3, 2020, India and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Troika held an annual Political Dialogue. India was represented by the External Affairs Minister S Jai Shankar at...
Tata Communications Gets Telecom License in Saudi Arabia
Tata Communications has been granted the local telecom license in Saudi Arabia and as part of this, the company will be allowed to provide internet and related telecom...
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to set up Permanent Base in the Indian Ocean
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has announced that it will set up its permanent military base in the Indian ocean by March next year. The announcement was made...
Saudi Arabia Abolishes Flogging as a Punishment
The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia recently abolished flogging as a punishment in the country. This is seen as the latest in a series of measures to reform...
SIPRI: India one among top three military spender
On April 27, 2020, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its report on military spending of different countries in the world. According to the report, US,...
Extraordinary G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meet
On March 31, 2020, the “Extraordinary G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Virtual Meet” was held through video conferencing. The Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal represented India at the...
