Int’l Affairs

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons On January 22, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), the first nuclear disarmament instrument in more than two decades, entered into force. The treaty is now a part of international law and is a legally binding instrument aimed at total elimination of nuclear weapons, under the aegis of the United …

World in Focus ( JAN-FEB 2021) National & International International Jan. 16: US President-elect Joe Biden announced to upgrade the White House science adviser position to cabinet-level.Jan. 16: Wrapping up a two-day exercise, Great Prophet 15, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards test-fired ballistic missiles in the Indian Ocean.Jan. 16: Leaked WhatsApp chat between Indian journalist Arnab Goswami and Partho Dasgupta, the head …

What is International Relations International Relations is the study of the interaction of nation-states and non-governmental organizations in fields such as politics, economics, and security. It is a discipline that studies interactions between and among states, and more broadly, the workings of the international system as a whole. It can be conceived of either as a multidisciplinary field, gathering together …

A Beginners’ Guide to  Marxism  A Revolutionary social, political and economic philosophy Brief Biography of Karl MarkKarl Heinrich Marx, a great 19th-century philosopher, is famous for his ideas about capitalism and communism. Born 5 May 1818 in Trier, Prussia, in today’s Germany, Marx is also accredited as an economist, a socialist and a mystic owing to varied interpretations of his landmark writings …

India’s Foreign Policy But colonization in the 20th century changed the concept of sovereignty and integrity of the state. Colonial powers like Great Britain, Spain, France and Portugal established their supremacy in the continents of America, Africa and Asia. Great Britain ruled the Indian Subcontinent for around 200 years. However, the British Empire in India ended in 1947 when India …

Sociological Impact of COVID 19 From its first-recorded emergence in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019, Covid-19 has spread quickly around the world. Not merely a health crisis, the Covid crisis has brought with it rapid and significant changes in people’s everyday lives. Its impacts are currently felt in every geographical region of the world. The physical isolation, …

Jurisdiction under UNCLOS of 1982 To comprehend the starting point from which any water bodies are measured, the concept of baseline comes into play. As per Articles 5 and 7(1) of UNCLOS III, there are two types of baselines: normal and straight. Per Article 5, “The normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the low-water line …

Au Revoir Paris Agreement  US withdrawal from the global climateaccord and its implications On November 04, the very next day after the US presidential election 2020, the United States became the first nation in the world to formally withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. Since the agreement was signed in December 2015, it came into force on 4 November 2016, …

The Framework Agreement between the Afghan Government and the Taliban   Ultimately, good news has emerged from Doha. After a few months of hectic negotiations, Taliban and the Afghan government have reached an agreement on a framework for peace talks. The development has eliminated the biggest hindrances in the way of structured peace negotiations. Now, both parties can easily move …

Middle East during a Biden Presidency As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to enter the Oval Office on January 20, the tumultuous Middle East anticipates a change in the US policy towards the region. The fractions US presidential election has left Arab states questioning their fate and the role they will be allowed to play in their region. While few countries …