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[Diplomacy] AIIB: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank- purpose, structure, India’s interests- pro & anti arguments

Background AIIB: Chinese interest #1: Make truckload of profit #2: help in Maritime Silk policy #3: Counter US-Japan dominated IMF+ADB AIIB: Membership Who has not joined? AIIB Structure Shareholding and Voting Power Pro Arguments: India will benefit because #1: [...]

By Mrunal|2014-11-09T19:01:07+05:3005/11/2014|Categories: Diplomacy|Tags: IR-Bodies-Asia, Rajtanil|66 Comments

[SAARC] Education- Delhi Declaration, Energy- SAME Agreement, Cultural Capital Bamiyan

Prologue SAARC#1: Delhi declaration on Education SAARC#2: Energy cooperation & SAME agreement Prologue SAARC related three current affairs topics in news during September and October 2014. for background theory on SAARC organization visit Mrunal.org/diplomacy Relevance: UPSC GS Mains paper [...]

By Mrunal|2015-01-05T22:29:06+05:3001/11/2014|Categories: Diplomacy|Tags: IR-Bodies-Asia, Rajtanil|39 Comments

[Modi Diplomacy] Part 4/4: Summit Style diplomacy with Japan, China, USA- achievements and limitations

Prologue Summit-style diplomacy Strategic relations Trade & investment Infrastructure Railways Transport corridors Nuke Energy Environment and disaster Management Space science public health Culture tourism Limitations of Summit Style diplomacy Prologue So far we’ve covered three meetings of Modi with [...]

By Mrunal|2014-11-09T18:35:14+05:3008/10/2014|Categories: Diplomacy|Tags: IR-Modi, Rajtanil|16 Comments

[Modi Diplomacy] Part 3/4: USA Visit- Strategic, Economic, Energy agreements, outcomes

Mind map: India-USA after Modi visit Strategic relations Economy and Trade Environment-Energy Space-Science-public health Overall Sidetopics Modi @Madison Square Modi reform: OIC, PIO, NRI Totalization pact with USA Why Modi did not pledge troops/jets against ISIS? Mock questions [feature_headline [...]

By Mrunal|2014-11-09T18:35:15+05:3008/10/2014|Categories: Diplomacy|Tags: IR-Modi, Rajtanil|41 Comments

[Modi Diplomacy] UNGA Speeches of Narendra Modi and Barack Obama

Prologue Modi's UNGA 2014 Speech India and its philosophy Democracy everywhere To Pakistan Terrorism Three spaces Need for UN reforms Poverty Climate change Obama’s UNGA speech World has achieved following: World faces these challenges: World needs these reforms: Environment [...]

By Mrunal|2014-11-09T18:35:15+05:3007/10/2014|Categories: Diplomacy|Tags: IR-Modi, Rajtanil|16 Comments

[Modi Diplomacy] Part 2/3: Chinese President Eleventh (haha) Xi Jinping’s India Visit

Mindmap: Xi's India Visit Strategic Agreements Economy pacts Transport related Energy, Environment Tourism, People2People Overall Side-Topics India without Tibetan Leverage Xi's Sri Lanka visit India vs China: defense comparison Mindmap: President Xi's Visit to India (2014) Mindmap: Xi [...]

By Mrunal|2014-11-09T18:35:15+05:3005/10/2014|Categories: Diplomacy|Tags: IR-Modi, Rajtanil|66 Comments

[Diplomacy] China’s Maritime Silk Road initiative, Purpose, Salient Features, India’s stand

What is MSR initiative? Why New Maritime Silk Road? How to implement Maritime Silk Road? (2+7) “TWO” = consensus on two issues “SEVEN” proposals India’s stand on Maritime Silk Road? New updates What is MSR initiative? Old topic, carving [...]

By Mrunal|2014-11-09T18:35:15+05:3005/10/2014|Categories: Diplomacy|Tags: IR-Modi, Rajtanil|16 Comments

[Modi Diplomacy] Part 1/4: Japan Visit, Tokyo Declaration, US-2 Amphibian aircraft, JENESYS 2.0 Kyoto Varanasi Pact

Prologue Mindmap: Gist of Modi’s Japan visit Strategic: India-Japan Economy: India-Japan Energy-Environment: India-Japan Science-Space-Healthcare People 2 People: India-Japan Side topics #1: Indo-Jap Nuclear deal #2: Japan doesn't like MAT. NOT ONE BIT #3: US-2 Amphibian aircraft Mock questions Prologue [...]

By Mrunal|2014-11-09T18:35:15+05:3004/10/2014|Categories: Diplomacy|Tags: IR-Modi, Rajtanil|64 Comments

[Diplomacy] Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO): Dushanbe Summit 2014, Should India Join SCO?

What is SCO? SCO: Dushanbe Summit 2014 Why India must join SCO? Why India shouldn't join SCO? What is SCO? Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 2001: Founded in Shanghai. Nations associated with SCO Members Observers Dialogue Partners China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, [...]

By Mrunal|2014-11-09T19:01:33+05:3030/09/2014|Categories: Diplomacy|Tags: IR-Bodies-Asia, Rajtanil|35 Comments

[Diplomacy] Al-Qaeda Threat to India, US Report on India’s Counter-terrorism measures, Border security Management

D1: US report on Indian Counter Terrorism measures D2: Al-Qaeda threat to India: should we worry? D3: Border security Management: Gujarat D4: Letting states have foreign relations D1: US report on Indian Counter Terrorism measures Who prepared this report? [...]

By Mrunal|2014-11-10T22:15:26+05:3030/09/2014|Categories: Diplomacy|Tags: IR-India-O, Rajtanil|12 Comments

[Defense Diplomacy] Defense FDI relaxed, Navy War-room leak, Exercise Komodo

D1: Exercise Komodo D2: Defense FDI reformed D3: Navy War-room leak & Transfer of Technology contracts D1: Exercise Komodo @Indonesia (28th March to 3rd April) 2014 Navies of many countries: India, Indonesia, USA, China, Russia etc. India has sent [...]

By Mrunal|2014-11-10T22:08:06+05:3024/09/2014|Categories: Diplomacy|Tags: IR-India-O, Rajtanil|69 Comments

[Diplomacy] India-ASEAN: Relation, FTAs in Goods, services and investment

Prologue ASEAN: Origin Musyawarah & Mufakat TAC Treaty Timeline: Growth of ASEAN since 90s ASEAN Community (2015) ASEAN Performance: GOOD ASEAN Performance: NOT so GOOD Chinese Arm twisting India-ASEAN Relations Why ASEAN important for India? India-ASEAN FTAs: A Timeline [...]

By Mrunal|2014-11-09T19:01:49+05:3024/09/2014|Categories: Diplomacy|Tags: IR-Bodies-Asia|27 Comments

[Economy] BRICS Bank, IMF Governance Reforms

Why BRICS Bank born? BRICS Bank vs IMF and World Bank How much money does BRICS bank have? BRICS Contingency reserve BRICS Bank not a totally new concept! IMF Quota & Governance: Need for reforms Why BRICS Bank born? [...]

By Mrunal|2014-12-05T19:19:50+05:3023/09/2014|Categories: Diplomacy|Tags: IR-Bodies-Asia, shivaram|29 Comments