The G20 Foreign Minister’s Meeting (FMM) held on 7-8 July 2002 was marked by the theme “Building a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous world together”. The meeting was divided into two sessions. The first session held was regarding streng...
One of the world’s most geographically separated nations, the Maldives, is becoming more important and playing an essential role in the current geopolitical developments. The Indian Ocean’s centrally placed island republic, which is made up...
On the 15th of July, the first meeting was held among the heads of government of India, Israel, the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), later known as as the 'West Asian Quad'. During US President Joe Biden's trip to West Asia...
In 2012, Thailand proposed an initiative for sustainable development of the Lancang-Mekong Sub-region. This initiative was welcomed by China. In 2014, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the 17th China-ASEAN Summit proposed the establishment of t...
The 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper presented Australia with bilateral security cooperation, free trade, and transnational ties. It made clear that globalization has created a world with more interdependence. However, these connections were...
During a three-day visit to Vietnam, India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh and his counterpart in the Vietnamese government General Phan Van Giang signed the Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030. This...
Dead perturbs people, it brings out the pain and the feeling of loss. Globally, there are rare occasions when people love and follow a leader so dearly. On 8th July 2022, the world experienced immense pain and loss as Former Prime Minister ...
Development of large-scale commercial shipping and navigation on the inland waterways to transport bulk and hazardous goods led the Indian Parliament to enact the National Waterways Act, 2016 creating 106 new waterways on many rivers, river...
With the aim to promote peace, security, development and cooperation, BRIC was coined in 2001 by Roopa Purushotaman who was a Research Assistant in Jim O’ Neill’s publication (Building Better Global Economic BRICs) for Goldman Sachs. It was...
The ranked top country for tourism in 2019 by Lonely Planets, Sri Lanka is no less than a delight and a must-have country on your travel list with its vast meadows, its timeless temples, its rich and accessible wildlife, its growing surf sc...
Sri Lanka is in huge distress due to the ongoing economic crisis. The country is witnessing a critical balance of payments issue wherein its foreign exchange coffers are dwindling at a rapid rate. This has led to irreversible problems makin...
The Belt and Road initiative, formerly known as “One Belt, One Road”, is also known as the New Silk Road project. it has over 100 participant nations and is a development plan that intends to connect China to Europe.
