International Relations

CURRENT AFFAIRS
~By Abhilash Warhade Sir

Target UPSC 2021

① India - EU Relations

through virtual
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15th India -
EU Summit
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was held

Medium .

Trade S Investment
-

( BTI A) Broad based

Agreement
since 2007
Under negotiations
.

- EU as a block is India 's largest trading

pastries .
 ( MYC ) Program
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city
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Mobilize your
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EU is supporting
emission in cities
to reduce GHG .

European Union

The European Union is a group of 28 countries that operate as

a cohesive economic and political block.

Schengen Agreement (1985) paved the way for the creation of

open borders without passport controls between most member
states.
② UNCLOS ( United Nations Convention on the Law

of the sea ) : →

Adopted in 1982

UNCLOS is the only international convention which stipulates a

framework for state jurisdiction in maritime spaces. It provides
a different legal status to different maritime zones.
of
-
It defines the nights and responsibilities
then use of the
with respect to
-

nations

a) World 's oceans

b) Establishing guidelines for businesses .

Marine natural resources

c) Management of
.

167 Countries and EU

Signed by
.

UNCLOS are these i. →

Institutions under
3
sea )
for the Law of the
1) IT Los ( Inter Tribunal
( under UNCLOS ) to
-

Independent Judicial body

adjudicate disputes .

21 Independent Members .
2) ISAC Intern Authority )
seabed

Intergovernmental body
Jamaica
-

Headquarter -

Kingston ,

Regulate S
-

It is mandated to organize ,
,

mineral related activities

all
.

control
3) ( LCS ( commission on the Limits of the

continental shelf )
coastal state
evaluate the claim of
-
to
Continental shelf
of
.

for an area

and scientific advice

Provide technical
.

-
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④ Permanent Court of Arbitration ( PCH ) : -

India-Memb.es
Established in: 1899.

HQ: Hague, Netherlands.

Purpose: It is an intergovernmental organization

dedicated to serve the international community in the
field of dispute resolution and to facilitate arbitration and
other forms of dispute resolution between States.
⑤ India -
Maldives
Transport Bubble
-
His bubble Agreement Air travel Arrangements
( to start commercial operations)
with other countries as
-

India has this

facility
well .

Operation Cactus ( 1988 ) i. →

Indian troops frsevented Coup in Maldives .

 Exercise Ekuverin ( Friends )

exercise between Indian Army I

Military
MNDF . ( Maldivian National Defence fasces )

Project
Impact Community Development
: -

High
( HICDP )

"
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Mission Provide assistance to

Sagas To
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amid Covid-19
Indian Region Nations
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Ocean .
 Bilateral and Multilateral Military Exercise i. →

( India +)

1) TIMEX
with Japan

with Australia
AUS INDEX
2)
Malabar exercise with USA s Japan
3)
.

with France
Defence Exercise
4) exercise
Naval
a) Varuna
-

Ain exercise
b) Garuda -

Exercise
Army exercise 7) Indra
c) Shakti
-

with Russia
Indonesia
5) Garuda Shakti with .

6) Mitra Shakti with Sri Lanka .

 SAGAR ( Security and Growth for all in the
Region )

Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR). It is an

increasing recognition of the increasing importance of maritime
security, maritime commons and cooperation.

Through SAGAR, India seeks to deepen economic and security

cooperation with its maritime neighbours and assist in building
their maritime security capabilities.
 ▪
⑥ Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative

IPOI was launched by the Prime Minister of India at the

East Asia Summit in November 2019.

It focuses on seven central pillars conceived around

Maritime Security, Maritime Ecology, Maritime Resources,
Capacity Building and Resource Sharing, Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management, Science, Technology and
Academic Cooperation, and Trade Connectivity and
Maritime Transport.
⑦ East Asia Summit
The East Asia Summit (EAS) established in 2005 is a forum of 18
regional leaders for strategic dialogue and cooperation on the key
political, security, and economic challenges facing the Indo-Pacific
region.

Kuala Lumpur Declaration:

EAS is an “open forum” for dialogue on strategic, political, and

economic issues in order to promote peace, economic
prosperity, and regional integration in East Asia.

India is a founding member of the East Asia Summit.

The EAS comprises the ten member states of the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) –

Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the

Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam –

Along with 8 members

Australia, China, Japan, India, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea,

Russia and the United States.
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