China To Host First Meet With Central Asia Context: To strengthen its position in the region, Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a two-day meeting in Beijing with the heads of state of five Central Asian countries. Points to Ponder: In Xi’an, China, from May […]
Cheetahs To Be Released Into the wild At Kuno Context: The Union Environment Ministry announced on Monday that three female and two male cheetahs will be released from acclimatisation camps to “free-roaming conditions at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh before the start […]
Quad Meeting In Saudi Arabia Context: Mohammad Bin Salman, the Saudi prince and prime minister, hosted a special conference of the national security advisers (NSAs) of India, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This meeting […]
MiG-21 Crashes In Rajasthan Context: Three civilians were killed on Monday in the Hanumangarh area of Rajasthan after an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 fighter plane collided with a home. The pilot safely ejected, suffering only minor wounds. Mig 21 The Indian Air Force (IAF) […]
Drug Recall Law In India Context: A public notice concerning a batch of medication that had been mistakenly distributed to the market was published in newspapers on April 25 by the global pharmaceutical company Abbot. Since 1976, India has debated passing legislation requiring the removal […]
Buddhism, India’s Soft Power Projection Tool Context: A two-day international Buddhist summit was held in India’s capital city of New Delhi (April 20–21), and it was planned by the Ministry of Culture in association with the International Buddhist Confederation. The Dalai Lama and several prominent […]
India’s China Strategy Needs To Be Debated Context: They most recently “renamed” 11 locations in Arunachal Pradesh, which they believe to be “Zangnam” or, in English, “South Tibet,” in April. The announcement was made following State Council approval, indicating that it had the go-ahead from […]