CURRENT AFFAIRS PART - IV CONTENTS INDIA AND NEIGHBOURS Scrapping of Article 370 and LAC tensions ................................................................................... 6 Why banning trade with China will hurt India more? ................................................................... 6 TEESTA RIVER PROJECT ............................................................................................................ 8 Kholongchhu Hydro Electric Project ............................................................................................. 8 India & Bangladesh ...................................................................................................................... 9 Spratly and Paracel Islands Disputes ........................................................................................... 9 Constitution of Nepal (Second Amendment) Bill 2077................................................................. 10 Shwe Project In Myanmar .......................................................................................................... 10 China Passes Hong Kong Security Law ....................................................................................... 11 Pakistan-Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) ............................................................ 11 Kohala Hydropower Project ........................................................................................................ 11 Bhutan Issues Demarches to China ........................................................................................... 11 Parcel Train to Bangladesh......................................................................................................... 12 India-Bhutan Open New Trade Route ......................................................................................... 12 Cotton Warehouse In Vietnam .................................................................................................... 12 Loya Jirga .................................................................................................................................. 12 High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP)............................................................. 12 Weibo Diplomacy ........................................................................................................................ 13 Milk Tea Alliance ........................................................................................................................ 13 Oil Exploration in South China Sea ............................................................................................ 13 Flash Flood Guidance Services for South Asia ............................................................................ 13 Chinese Assistance to Sri Lanka ................................................................................................ 14 Sri Lanka: Controversial 20th Amendment Passed ..................................................................... 14 China Passes Export Law ........................................................................................................... 14 Sichuan-Tibet Railway line ......................................................................................................... 14 Pakistan on ‗Enhanced Follow-up List‘ ....................................................................................... 15 Provincial Status For Gilgit Baltistan ......................................................................................... 15 1 | @ Sivarajavel IAS Academy www.sivarajavelias.com Pak. told to allow Queen‘s Counsel: ............................................................................................ 16 India, China agree on 5-point action plan: ................................................................................. 17 Pangda Village ............................................................................................................................ 18 Skal International Asia Area (SIAA) Congress ............................................................................. 18 Bongosagar Exercise .................................................................................................................. 18 Afghan Peace Process ................................................................................................................. 18 China Opposes India-Taiwan Trade Ties .................................................................................... 19 Bangladesh Relocates Rohingyas To Bhasan Char Island ........................................................... 19 UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee .............................................................................................. 20 China amends defence law to boost war preparedness: .............................................................. 20 China- Taiwan relations: ............................................................................................................ 20 China draws back troops from LAC: ........................................................................................... 21 Jaishankar suggests way forward for China ties ......................................................................... 22 Military seizes power in Myanmar coup: ..................................................................................... 23 Coordinated disengagement at Pangong Tso: .............................................................................. 25 Kailash Range: ........................................................................................................................... 26 Rohingya Crisis: ......................................................................................................................... 26 Myanmar Rohingya: What the crisis is about? ........................................................................... 27 Pak. to remain in FATF grey list until June: ............................................................................... 28 China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): ............................................................................... 29 India and Pakistan agrees to observe ―2003 Ceasefire agreement‖: ............................................. 30 Japan Protests After Two Chinese Coast Guard Ships Enter Islands In East .............................. 30 Gilgit-Baltistan a part of India, says MEA................................................................................... 31 Sino-British Joint Declaration .................................................................................................... 34 China holds third South Asia multilateral meet.......................................................................... 35 INDIA AND WORLD Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA) .............................................................................. 36 Post- Brexit deal: ........................................................................................................................ 38 India Energy Modeling Forum .................................................................................................... 39 Cooperative security in Persian Gulf littoral ............................................................................... 39 China issues white paper on COVID-19 fight ............................................................................. 40 What is GAFA tax? Why in News? .............................................................................................. 41 2 | @ Sivarajavel IAS Academy www.sivarajavelias.com ITALIAN MARINES CASE: ........................................................................................................... 43 Madhesis oppose new Nepal rule ................................................................................................ 44 Mission SAGAR .......................................................................................................................... 45 Japan Renames Area Containing Senkaku Islands ..................................................................... 45 Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 ................................................................................... 45 Chabahar Project ....................................................................................................................... 46 India Clears 'RELOS' Deal with Russia ....................................................................................... 46 India Elected to UNSC‘s Non-Permanent Member Seat ............................................................... 46 ISRAEL – UAE AGREEMENT: ..................................................................................................... 47 China To Join UN Arms Trade Treaty ......................................................................................... 48 Open Sky Agreement .................................................................................................................. 48 What Russia‘s exit means for the Open Skies Treaty? ................................................................ 48 Expat Quota Bill......................................................................................................................... 49 Natanz Nuclear Facility .............................................................................................................. 49 Naval Liaison Officers at Madagascar and Abu Dhabi ...............................................................