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: [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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? [...]
Prologue Outcomes: 3rd BIMSTEC summit Why is BIMSTEC important for India? Potential: Trans border Connectivity Obstacles What has China done in BIMSTEC countries? What has India done for BIMSTEC? Mock Questions Prologue There are two types of summits in [...]
Prologue ASEAN – India Commemorative Summit 2012 #1: India-ASEAN car rally #2: Naval Expedition #3: India-ASEAN Vision - 2020 document More co-op in regional forums Maritime Cooperation Development front Renewable Energy Funding Socio-Cultural Monuments Connectivity Delhi Dialogue India ASEAN [...]
What is IOR-ARC? Members of Indian Ocean Rim? Why IOA-ARC is important? Gurgaon Communiqué /Declaration (2012) 6- Priority areas What is blue economy? Mock questions What is IOR-ARC? Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation Established in 1997 Importance [...]
Who are East Asia Summit Members? What are EAS priority areas? What is Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)? Why is RCEP important? Mohan’s Address to 7th East Asia Summit What is EAS Declaration on ASEAN connectivity? What is Nalanda [...]
What is SAARC? Who're SAARC Members? What is ADDU declaration? SAFTA Investment Trade fair Railway Boat Climate Food security Terrorism Crime Piracy Women Education Media Mock Question What is SAARC? South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) SAARC was [...]
What is ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)? Working of ARF What is Track-1 and Track-2 Diplomacy? 3-stage Confidence Building process ARF Member states ARF process is three-tiered Four Intersessional meetings of ISMs Vision Statement for ARF for 2020 Hanoi Plan [...]