Canada on Friday withdrew 41 diplomats from India, days after New Delhi claimed their removal for professing hindrance in internal affairs. Trudeau’s Critique Alleged Violations image source – OpIndia Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said by revoking diplomatic immunity to 40 diplomats, India fractured a “very basic principle of diplomacy.” Continuing his rant against India on Friday, he said New Delhi violated the Vienna Convention and all countries in the world should be bothered about the move. He also surfaced the subject of the killing of Khalistani terrorist and Sikh Separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and mentioned it is difficult…
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The Quad Investor Network (QUIN), launched to foster co-investment in critical and arising technologies across the quadrangle countries, was held in the US, said a press statement from the White House. High-Level Meeting on Cross-Border Investment image source- insight ias In the meeting held on October 16, the Director of the National Economic Council Lael Brainard, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and other elderly administration officers addressed the group of over 40 business directors from quadrangle countries and bandied strategies to help make private capital available for increased, high-standard,cross-border investment between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. According to…
Universally, Netherlands took the top spot, followed by Iceland and Denmark, while Argentina was ranked last, according to the index. Metrics of Evaluation – Top Performing Nations image source- pexels Global Pension Index ranked the systems on acceptability, sustainability, and integrity. According to the 15th annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index (MCGPI) report, it shows that the Netherlands’ retirement income system with (85.0 index value) has once again secured the first position. Iceland (83.5) and Denmark (81.3) have claimed the second and third positions in the ranking, respectively.Argentina had the smallest index value (42.3), it added. India’s Progress and…
Arindam Bagchi was due to take up an ambassadorial advertisement before following his creation but was asked to stay on as spokesman in view of the G20 Summit. External affairs ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi was on Monday appointed as India’s next permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva. MEA spokesman Arindam Bagchi has been appointed as India’s next permanent representative to the UN in Geneva( ANI). Background & Career of Arindam Bagchi image source – wion Bagchi is presently an additional secretary in the external affairs ministry. He’s anticipated to take up the assignment shortly,…
Indian- American presidential optimistic and diplomat Nikki Haley has criticised US House Republicans for failing to elect a new speaker. “You can’t fix Democrat chaos with Democratic chaos.” They need to get it together. They need to get in a room and figure out who this is going to be and come out unified, Haley said, opining on the fermentation within the US House during a programme on CNN on Sunday.”This isn’t a good look. This isn’t good for our country,” Haley added. image source – TOI House Republicans in Disarray House Republicans, bogged in internal strife, have been fiercely…
Ukraine is finding it harder to secure fiscal support as the attention of officers in crucial donor countries shifts to forthcoming elections and geopolitical pressures heighten, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko told Reuters on Saturday.”I see a lot of weakness among our partners, they would like to forget about the war but the war is still ongoing, full-scale,” Ukrainian Finance Minister said on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings in Marrakech. War with Russia Exacerbates As the war with Russia continues, Ukraine needs to secure Western fiscal support to cover a $43 billion budget gap…
Wickremesinghe’s response to Jaishankar’s issue was indistinctive during their October 11 meeting in Colombo. image source – india.com India Concerns over Chinese Survey Vessel Presence Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is considering India’s request to not allow Chinese Survey and Research Vessel Shi Yan 6 to take over a common service scientific exploration with the country’s public Submarine Research and Development Agency (NARA) in Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone between late October and November this year, people familiar with the matter said. Wickremesinghe’s Ambiguous Response Sparks Speculation President Wickremesinghe’s response to the issue, raised by external affairs minister S Jaishankar…
India on Wednesday launched Operation Ajay to bring back Indians from Israel as the conflict escalated with Israel revenging against Hamas’s attack that started on Saturday. Israel has declared war against Hamas and set up a war cabinet while Hamas said it’s ready for a long – drawn conflict. India being a strategic partner of Israel condemned the Hamas attack and PM Modi expressed solidarity with Israel. As soon as the conflict broke out, the external affairs minister advised Indians in Israel to exercise caution. India’s Emergency Evacuation Mission image source – hindustan times “Launching #OperationAjay to accelerate the return…
China is set to host the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing from Oct 17 to 18, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on October 11. China’s Vision for Profitable Development China is touting its 10-year old Belt and Road Initiative as an indispensable model for profitable development, releasing a government report that praises the program while furbishing over criticism that it has burdened poor countries with too much debt. The program championed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping has financed construction of ports, power plants, railroads and other projects from all over the world. 10th Anniversary Celebration – Anticipation of…
Indian scholars stuck in Israel amid the Hamas militant group attacks on the country shared their plight indeed as the Indian embassy in Israel and Palestine issued advisories for all its citizens to”remain watchful”. Members of the Israeli security forces walk along a debris- bestrew road in Tel Aviv, after it was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinians from the Gaza Strip( AFP). image source – nbc news Terrifying Ordeal – Students share their Experiences “I’m very nervous and scared.Thankfully we’ve got shelter and Israeli police forces working hard. So far, we’re safe.We’re in touch with the Indian embassy…
