INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

2022-05-11 08:33:03 Odessa city

Russia forces pounded the vital port of Odessa as part of an apparent effort to disrupt supply lines and weapons shipments.

Odessa or Odesa is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.

The city is also the administrative centre of the Odessa Raion and Odessa Oblast.

Odessa is sometimes called the "Pearl by the Sea", the "Southern Capital", "Odessa-mama" and "The Humour Capital", as well as "Southern Palmyra".

Odessa is a warm-water port. The city of Odessa hosts both the Port of Odessa and Port Yuzhne, a significant oil terminal situated in the city's suburbs. 

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2022-04-29 09:01:01 Operation Ganga: Operation Ganga is the initiative launched by the government of India to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine.

Some other recent operations

Operation All Out (2015): for flushing out militants from the Kashmir region of Jammu
and Kashmir.

2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar (2015) in Myanmar: Indian Army allegedly conducted hot pursuit of Naga terror outfit NSCN-Khaplang along the India-Myanmar border.

Operation Calm Down (2016) in Jammu and Kashmir

Operation Randori Behak (2020) in Jammu and Kashmir

Operation Devi Shakti (2021) in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Afghanistan: To help fleeing Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan.

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2022-04-28 16:32:17 Climate change: How India and China can work together on a geoengineering governance framework
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2022-04-26 18:58:25 ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-26 18:57:33 With reference to Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), consider the following statements:

(1) The RCEP is expected to eliminate all the tariffs.

(2) The group includes India and China both but not the USA.

(3) Australia and Japan are members of RCEP and CPTPP both.

Which of the following statements is/are correct? ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-25 13:24:02 Solomon Islands ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-25 13:24:02 China's security pact with Solomon Islands....how it will affect the stability in south Pacific Ocean ?

About geographical location of Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu.

Its capital, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal.

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2022-04-23 21:36:00 Doval to lead first international intel chiefs meet in Delhi - The Hindu
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2022-04-23 14:19:19 Resolving india sri lanka fisheries disputes

First let's understand what is the background of this dispute....click here

Apart from poaching in the territorial waters of Sri Lanka, the use of mechanised bottom trawlers is another issue that has become a bone of contention between the fishermen of the two countries

The distance between Dhanushkodi (Tamil Nadu) and the IMBL is nine nautical miles (NM) while the maximum distance — Devipattinam and the IMBL — is 34 NM. Under the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Act 1983, mechanised fishing boats can fish only beyond 3 NM from the coast. This explains the trend of the fishermen having to cross the IMBL frequently. 

The present situation, which is otherwise very stressful for Sri Lanka in view of the economic crisis, can be utilised to bring the fishermen of the two countries to the negotiating table

they should explore the possibility of establishing a permanent multi-stakeholder institutional mechanism to regulate fishing activity in the region. ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-19 07:05:09 What is a 'poison pill' strategy & why has Twitter adopted one?

Twitter is trying to fend off a hostile takeover bid by one of its shareholders and world's richest man, Elon Musk. And for this, it has invoked an old strategy called poison pill. What is it?

A poison pill strategy gives existing shareholders the right to purchase additional stock at a significant discount, thus diluting the holdings of a new, hostile investor. It is officially known as a shareholder rights plan.  Twitter’s poison will stay in place for a limited duration of one year. 

The shareholder who triggers the poison pill will be blocked from making these discounted stock purchases.

Twitter’s pill would be triggered if a shareholder acquires more than 15% of the company in a deal not approved by the board.

Musk currently owns 9.1% of Twitter. If he were to increase his holding to more than 15%, Twitter’s defence strategy will flood the market with new shares that all shareholders except Musk can buy at a discounted price.  ओपन / कमेंट