India and Bavaria Co-Operation in Water Sector
Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti has suggested formation of a joint group to identify areas of co-operation in water sector. Bavaria has…
Uniting for Consensus
Uniting for Consensus (UfC) is a movement, nicknamed the Coffee Club, that developed in the 1990s in opposition to the possible expansion of permanent seats in the United Nations Security…
TIR Convention
Recently, Cabinet has given its approval for India's accession to the Customs Convention on International Transport of Goods under cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). The Convention on International Transport…
Time to review India’s ‘no first use’ doctrine
Credible Minimum Deterrence is the principle on which India’s nuclear doctrine is based. It underlines no first use (NFU) with a second strike capability. Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) is another…
Social Security Agreement between India and Brazil
Taking forward the spirit of the Goa Declaration at the 8th BRICS Summit , outcomes of the meetings of BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers held on 9 June 2016 in…
All about New Zealand’s Whanganui River
New Zealand’s Whanganui River has gained its own identity with all the corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a legal person, after a 170—year battle. Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River…
International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Aids to Navigation (AtoNs) between the Directorate General of…
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea treaty, is the international agreement…
Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
Purpose of the Commission The purpose of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (the Commission or CLCS) is to facilitate the implementation of the United Nations Convention…
India by the Nile
The fifth edition of the mega cultural festival India by the Nile was held in Egypt from March 8 to showcase India's diversity and the partnership between two ancient civilisations.…