Category: International Groupings
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Four years after India walked out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are now considering their chances of membership.
New Sports in Olympics 2028
5 sports are included in the 2028 Los Angeles Games after gaining the approval of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
Sri Lanka has taken over the chairmanship and also India assumed position of Vice Chair of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for the next two years.
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961)
Union Ministry of External Affairs urged Canada to uphold the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations by ensuring safety of Indian diplomats.
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions
NHRC-India has recently been deferred its Accreditation by the Sub Committee on Accreditation (SCA) of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI).
Abraham Accords and I2U2
Three-year anniversary of the signing of the historic Abraham Accords was observed recently.
G77 + China Summit
India’s reinforced its commitment to the Global South by participating in the Group of 77 plus China Summit held in Cuba (2023 Chairman).
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)
Small island nations seek protection from ocean pollution, climate change and appeal to the United Nations maritime tribunal recently.
India – Middle East – Europe Economic Corridor
On the sidelines of the G20 Summit, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed to establish the India – Middle East – Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).
African Union
African Union (AU) is set to join the G-20 as negotiators agreed on clearing its membership.
Financial Action Task Force
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) considers a set of binding rules to bring fugitive economic offenders across countries to justice.
AUKUS pact
Australia could be a testing ground for U.S. hypersonic and other long-range precision weapons under the AUKUS pact.