0 www.journalsofindia.com February 2021 1. 0 www.journalsofindia.com February 2021 0 www.journalsofindia.com February 2021 0 www.journalsofindia.com February 2021 0 www.journalsofindia.com February 2021 FOREIGN AFFAIRS ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 1. POST-BREXIT DEAL AND ITS CONSEQUENCES .................................................................................................................. 4 2. INDIA’S DRAFT ARCTIC POLICY ......................................................................................................................................... 4 3. STATUS OF RESIDENCE TO SPECIFIED SKILLED WORKERS IN JAPAN ................................................................................ 5 4. GREAT FIREWALL OF CHINA ............................................................................................................................................. 6 5. THE OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS(OHCHR)..................................................................... 6 6. THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS FRAMEWORK ON UNSC REFORMS ........................................................... 6 7. WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ............................................................................................................................................ 7 8. WHITE SHIPPING INFORMATION: .................................................................................................................................... 8 9. NIRAV MODI EXTRADITION: ............................................................................................................................................. 8 10. INDIA PAKISTAN CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT: .................................................................................................................. 8 11. GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (GPAI): .................................................................................... 9 12. TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (TBT) WTO:.............................................................................................................. 9 13. HENLEY PASSPORT INDEX 2021: ................................................................................................................................ 10 14. SOLIDARITY AND STABILITY DEAL: ............................................................................................................................. 10 15. PANGONG TSO AND ITS FINGERS: ............................................................................................................................. 11 16. INDIA-MAURITIUS CECPA .......................................................................................................................................... 11 17. HIGH SPEED RAIL - CHINA NEAR ARUNACHAL BORDER ............................................................................................ 12 18. UK TURING SCHEME .................................................................................................................................................. 12 19. VACCINE PASSPORTS ................................................................................................................................................. 12 20. DUSTLIK EXERCISE ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 21. INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION (IPU) ....................................................................................................................... 13 22. KALADAN MULTIMODAL TRANSIT TRANSPORT PROJECT (KMMTTP) ....................................................................... 13 23. TRILATERAL HIGHWAY PROJECT ................................................................................................................................ 14 24. INDIA-PAKISTAN INDUS COMMISSIONERS MEETING................................................................................................ 14 25. EU DECLARED AS LGBTIQ FREEDOM ZONE ............................................................................................................... 15 26. AFGHAN PEACE PLAN AND INDIA .............................................................................................................................. 16 27. MOSCOW CONFERENCE ON AFGHAN PEACE ............................................................................................................ 16 28. REFUGEE ISSUE WITH MYANMAR ............................................................................................................................. 17 29. MAITRI SETU .............................................................................................................................................................. 17 30. INDO-KOREA FRIENDSHIP PARK ................................................................................................................................ 17 31. HEART OF ASIA SUMMIT ........................................................................................................................................... 18 32. TAPI (TURKMENISTAN - AFGHANISTAN - PAKISTAN - INDIA) PIPELINE ..................................................................... 19 33. SHANTIR OGROSHENA EXERCISE ............................................................................................................................... 19 34. WORLD CITIES CULTURAL FORUM ............................................................................................................................ 19 35. E9 INITIATIVE ............................................................................................................................................................. 20 36. 8888 UPRISING .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 37. TIGRAYAN REFUGEES ................................................................................................................................................ 21 38. WORLD HEALTH DAY 2021 ........................................................................................................................................ 21 39. BAFTA AWARDS 2021 ................................................................................................................................................ 22 40. FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION OPERATIONS (FONOP) .................................................................................................. 22 1 www.journalsofindia.com January to July 2021 41. NATANZ NUCLEAR FACILITY ...................................................................................................................................... 23 42. UN FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT 2021 ............................................................................................................................ 23 43. UNFPA'S POPULATION REPORT ................................................................................................................................. 24 44. WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX, 2021...................................................................................................................... 24 45. HAMBANTOTA PORT ................................................................................................................................................. 25 46. BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA (BFA) .................................................................................................................................. 26 47. USCIRF REPORT, 2021 ................................................................................................................................................ 26 48. ARMENIAN GENOCIDE .............................................................................................................................................. 26 49. SAUDI GREEN INITIATIVE ........................................................................................................................................... 27 50. VACCINE MAITHRI ..................................................................................................................................................... 27 51. POST -BREXIT TRADE DEAL ........................................................................................................................................ 28 52. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK, 2021 .................................................................................................................... 29 53. SPECIAL 301 REPORT ................................................................................................................................................. 30 54. LAG B'OMER FESTIVAL ............................................................................................................................................... 30 55. OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU- 2 ................................................................................................................................ 31 56. ARCTIC SCIENCE MINISTERIAL ................................................................................................................................... 32 57. AL-AQSA MOSQUE ....................................................................................................................................................