Current Affairs – Samirsinh Dattopadhye’s Official Blog
‘2+2 Dialogue’ or the joint bilateral meetings with the defence and foreign ministers of a highly close ally country has become a signature of Indian diplomacy. Today, India holds these dialogues only with the United States, Japan, Russia, and the recent entrant to it is Australia. First India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue The first India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue was held a couple of days back in New Delhi. Indian Defence Minister
Way back in 2016, futurist Thomas Frey had predicted that at least 1 billion drones would be in the world by 2030 and would affect lives in countless ways we can’t even imagine. Today, several sectors are using drones for unimaginable applications and have proven Frey’s words true. It is clear that no corporation or country can say no to drones. Consequently, in keeping with the time, India has recently
देश में विकसित हुआ अतिप्रगत तंत्रज्ञान दुश्मन को चौंका देगा – वायुसेनाप्रमुख भदौरिया की चीन को चेतावनी नई दिल्ली – आनेवाले समय के युद्ध में, देश में ही विकसित हुए अतिप्रगत तंत्रज्ञान का इस्तेमाल उत्तरी सीमा पर होनेवाले दुश्मनों को चौंका देगा, ऐसी चेतावनी भारत के वायुसेनाप्रमुख आरकेएस भदौरिया ने दी। ‘आत्मनिर्भर भारत’ मुहिम के संदर्भ में आयोजित एक परिसंवाद को संबोधित करते समय वायुसेनाप्रमुख ने, चीन का नामोल्लेख टालकर,
The continent of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent, is seeing subliminal diplomatic battles between India and China. The media is full of news from Afghanistan about how China and Pakistan have indirectly come to power in this highly strategic and mineral-rich country. Many are expressing worries about threats to Indian influence and investments here. However, Afghanistan is not the only diplomatic battlefield. Maldives A week back, India and Maldives inked
Iraq hosted Baghdad Summit 2021, bringing together senior leadership from Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, UAE, Qatar, Egypt and France together under one roof. All these nations have some or other contentious issues among them. However, the summit was the crucial first step towards regional reconciliation and has set the winds of change in the region. Iraq as a regional mediator Summit’s venue, the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, clearly highlighted the
लेबनान से लाखों लोग अन्य देशों में प्रवेश करेंगे – लेबनीज अध्ययन मंडल का इशारा दुबई – लेबनान में राजनीतिक और आर्थिक संकट भयंकर हो गया है। इस वजह से लाखों लेबनीज नागरिक भागकर पश्चिमी या अरब देशों में जाने की तैयारी में होने का इशारा लेबनान के अध्ययन मंडल ने दिया है। इसी बीच, देश को बचाना है तो एक हफ्ते में सरकार का गठन करें, यह आवाहन लेबनान के
Finally, the last American soldier has left Afghanistan. The strategic blunder unfolding before the entire world leaves even a naive person wondering why US President Biden did not stop Taliban when he had all the military and diplomatic resources at his disposal. Maybe the $85 billion worth of weapons he has ‘knowingly’ left behind for Taliban answers it. What has the US left behind? The US weapons cache includes over
India and Russia have a grand-old and time-tested relationship independent of any geopolitical constraints. Recently, Russia has proposed several military technologies to India while some are nearing delivery. It shows that the two countries are successfully keeping contentious issues at bay while advancing their mutual ties. S-400 missile Defence system One of the most talked-about and anticipated deals between India and Russia is the S-400 missile defence system. This weapon
Even a week after the takeover of Afghanistan, this country features at the top of discussions on geopolitics in the mainstream media, social media and people worldwide. The pace at which Taliban overwhelmed Afghan forces has left ordinary people shocked. However, after a swift victory Taliban is now facing some hardened resistance. Women demonstrations and flag marches Immediately after Taliban takeover of capital Kabul, local women held demonstrations denouncing Taliban
Challenges posed by China in the Indo-Pacific region and the consequent foreign policy push under former US President Donald Trump played a crucial role in bringing India and Australia closer. Today, this cooperation is deepening. A pointer to it is the recent document signed by the navies of India and Australia titled ‘Joint Guidance for Australia-India Navy to Navy Relationship’. The document aims at ensuring a shared approach to regional
