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WTO members fail to agree on an interim leader due to political differences
The World Trade Organization has not been able to select a caretaker chief due to an impasse among the members who must agree by November on a replacement for the outgoing Director-General Roberto Azevedo. It has been reported by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
G20 Video Summit on Corona Virus
The Saudi Arabian King Salman is to chair the G20 summit on Corona Virus through a video conference. The Summit is to be held on March 26, 2020. The summit becomes significant as several international organizations are to participate in ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
US removed “Developing” Tag for India: What are its implications?
Recently, the United States of America removed the “developing” tag for dozens of countries. India is one amongst them. These countries are to be classified as developed economies Highlights The “Developing” status for a country in the US is associated ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
India-EU Summit: EU President calls on PM Modi
On December 21, 2019, the EU President called on PM Modi to discuss regarding an early India-EU summit 2020. It is expected that the leaders will discuss on making progress on the issues related to Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
United States shuts down WTO appeal court
The Appeal Court of the World Trade Organization that acts as trade dispute settlement body for the members was shut down by the United States on December 9, 2019. The seven-member body that was cut down to a 3-member body ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
5th Dialogue of NITI Aayog and DRC, China
The 5th Dialogue between the think tank of both India and China was held in Wuhan, China on Thursday, November 28, 2019. The dialogue is a part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during ..