Insights PT 2018 Exclusive International Relations and Organisations June 2017 to January 2018 WWW. INSIGHTSONINDIA . COM Insights PT 2018 Exclusive (International Relations) Table of Contents Bilateral Relations ............................................................................................................. 7 India – China ...................................................................................................................... 7 1. Doklam Dispute .............................................................................................................................. 7 2. India, China ‘clash’ near high-altitude Pangong Lake ........................................................................ 7 3. India – China Trade Deficit ............................................................................................................... 8 India – U.S ......................................................................................................................... 8 1. India major defence partner: U.S. .................................................................................................... 8 2. US House passes Bill for strengthening defence ties with India ........................................................ 9 3. US rolls out expedited entry for ‘low-risk’ Indian travellers .............................................................. 9 4. US- India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) ............................................................................... 9 5. India, US establish new ministerial dialogue .................................................................................... 9 6. ‘Merit-based’ immigration plan may benefit Indian professionals .................................................. 10 India - Myanmar..............................................................................................................10 1. India awards road contract to complete Kaladan project in Myanmar ............................................ 10 2. Conservation of Pagodas at Bagan ................................................................................................. 11 India – Russia .................................................................................................................. 11 1. 18th Annual India Russia Summit .................................................................................................. 11 India – Afghanistan .......................................................................................................... 12 1. India - Afghanistan dedicated air freight corridor ........................................................................... 12 India – Bangladesh .......................................................................................................... 12 1. Interpretative notes between India and Bangladesh ...................................................................... 12 2. Operation Insaaniyat ..................................................................................................................... 12 India – Japan ................................................................................................................... 13 1. India - Japan civil nuclear deal ....................................................................................................... 13 2. Asia Africa Growth Corridor........................................................................................................... 13 3. India-Japan sign open sky agreement ............................................................................................ 13 4. India Japan Act East Forum ............................................................................................................ 14 India – Pakistan ............................................................................................................... 14 1. Indus Waters Treaty ...................................................................................................................... 14 India – Iran ...................................................................................................................... 15 1. Chabahar Port ............................................................................................................................... 15 India – Nepal ................................................................................................................... 16 1. A new Bridge over Mechi River at Indo-Nepal border .................................................................... 16 India – Brazil .................................................................................................................... 17 www.insightsonindia.com Page 2 www.insightsias.com Insights PT 2018 Exclusive (International Relations) 1. MoU between India and Brazil for cooperation in the fields of Zebu Cattle Genomics and Assisted Reproductive Technologies ............................................................................................................... 17 India – Israel .................................................................................................................... 17 1. India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund ...................................................... 17 India – South Korea ......................................................................................................... 18 1. Korea Plus ..................................................................................................................................... 18 India – Sri Lanka .............................................................................................................. 18 1. Bottom Trawling ........................................................................................................................... 18 2. India, Sri Lanka ink housing project deal in Hambantota ................................................................ 19 Protocols / Conventions / Treaties / Agreements ............................................................ 20 1. India ratifies two key ILO conventions on child labour ................................................................... 20 2. Social Security Agreement ............................................................................................................. 21 3. Antarctica Treaty .......................................................................................................................... 21 4. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons .............................................................................. 22 5. Indian Community Welfare Fund ................................................................................................... 22 6. Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction ....................................... 23 7. Extradition Treaty ......................................................................................................................... 23 8. Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) ......................................................................................... 25 9. Wassenaar Arrangement ............................................................................................................... 26 10. Australia Group ........................................................................................................................... 26 11. Strategic Framework for Education in Emergencies in the Arab Region ........................................ 26 12. UN Convention against Torture ................................................................................................... 27 13. Budapest Convention .................................................................................................................. 27 International Organisations / Groupings ......................................................................... 29 1. BRICS ............................................................................................................................................ 29 2. BRICS Media Forum ....................................................................................................................... 29 3. BRICS ‘Beijing Declaration On Education’ ....................................................................................... 29 4. BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meet ............................................................................... 30 5. BRICS Agriculture Research Platform ............................................................................................. 30 6. BRICS Leaders’ Xiamen Declaration ............................................................................................... 30 7. BRICS Interbank Cooperation mechanism ...................................................................................... 31 8. Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) ...................................................................................................... 32 9. BIMSTEC ....................................................................................................................................... 33 10. BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise – 2017 .......................................................................... 33 11. BIMSTEC meeting ........................................................................................................................ 33 12. BIMSTEC Task Force on Traditional