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SCO Meeting 2018

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Qingdao, China

It calls for implementing three-year plan to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism.

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Washington Consensus

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Economic prescription by IMF+WB

India followed it during BOP crisis, it includes free trade, floating exchange rates etc.

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Peace Mission Exercise 2018

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Held under SCO, India+Pakistan participated first time together.
Held in Ural Mountains, Russia

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Bonn Challenge

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A global effort to bring deforested and degraded land into restoration.
150 million hectares by 2020
350 million hectares by 2030

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SACEP Countries

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South Asia Cooperative Environment Program (SACEP)

Countries- BBIN MAP [Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan, Pakistan]

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ITEC- Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme

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  • By MEA
  • Technical cooperation is provided to other countries.
  • Example: African countries
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The State of World’s Children Report

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By UNICEF

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PISA- Programme for International Student Assessement

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  • By OECD
  • On scholastic performance on Maths, Science, and Reading
  • India DOES NOT participate
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3 Hague Conventions

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  • Hague Hijacking Convention- India is a Member
  • Hague Adoption Convention- On child abduction- India not a member
  • Hague Code of conduct-Against Ballistic Missile proliferation- India is a member.
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Global Economic Prospects

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World Bank

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Systemic Country Diagnostic

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World Bank

Identifies barriers in poverty reduction.

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‘International Investment Agreement’- An umbrella term for cross border investment protection treaties.
Includes What?

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  • Bilateral Investment treaties
  • Prefrential trade agreement
  • Double tax treaties
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Bishkek Declaration

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Conservation of snow leopard- India is a member

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Ozone Awards

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  • For exemplary work in Montreal Protocol

- Given by UNEP

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Transformative Carbon Asset Facility

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  • by World Bank

- Support developing countries to increase their mitigation ambition

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Nordic Countries

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Group of countries in northern Europe
India-Nordic Summit held in 2018
Countries: Denmark-SNIF -Aland Island and Faroe Island
SNIF= Sweden Norway Iceland Finland

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Global Foreign Exchange Committee

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By BIS

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Operation Cactus

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  • Military operation in Maldives

- Note: Operation Vijay: Related to Kargil

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Military Exercise with Bangladesh

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Sampriti

20
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Development Committee

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  • By World Bank+IMF

- On financial resources required to promote development in low-income countries

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International Energy Agency

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  • Under OECD
  • India is associate member
  • Only OECD countries can become member
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International Criminal Court-ICC

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  • Esatblished under Rome Statute
  • India not a member (because issues over definition of terrorism)
  • Note: This is not a UN body
23
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ASEAN HQ?

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-Jakarta, Indonesia

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Helsinki Accord

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Pact on Security and cooperation in Europe

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Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism

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Proposed by India in 1996 in UNGA. Not accepted yet.

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Like Minded Developing Countries- LMDC

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India, China, Venezuela & Iran

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BASIC countries

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Brazil, South Africa, India and China

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Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement

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  • India+US

- Can use each other base for repair and repllenishment of defence equipments.

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Kathmandu Declaration

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  • signed during 4th BIMSTEC summit in Nepal

- end poverty by 2030 and condemn terrorism.

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OPEC countries

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-NIKE VISA QUILA
[ Nigeria, Indonesia, Kuwait, Ecuador, Venezula, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Iraq, Libiya, Angola]
-HQ- Vienna, Austria
-Note: NOT a UN Body

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World Development Information day

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  • By UNCTAD
  • 24th October
  • Note: This date coincide with UN Day.
32
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Trade Facilitation Services

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  • proposed by India at WTO

- to ease norms on movement foreign skilled workers

33
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Moscow Format

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  • Peace talk between Taliban and Afghanistan

- 12 countries participated in this peace talk including India

34
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ASEM- Asia Europe Meeting

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  • ASEAN+Europe+India+Pak+Russia
  • Inter Govt Body- Meets Bi-annually
  • Theme 2018: Global Partners for Global Challenges
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Chitmahal Agreement

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  • India+Bangladesh

- To end boundry dispute

36
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Global Education Monitoring Report

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-By UNESCO

37
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90-90-90 Target

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  • By UNAIDS
  • By 2020
  • 90% should get diagnosed
  • 90% diagnosed HIV+ should get ART(Anti-Retrovial Therapy)
  • 90%ART taking should show viral suppression.
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G20 Summit 2022?

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India

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G20 Summit 2018

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  • Buenos Aires, Argentina (First time S. Amerca)

- Theme: Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development

40
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UNFCCC COP 24 held at Katowice, Poland. What was the theme of Indian Pavilion?

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One World One Sun One Grid

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UNESCO Creative Cities Network-UCCN

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  • Total 180 cities
  • 3 Indian cities
  • Chennai- For Music
  • Varanasi- City of Music
  • Jaipur- City of crafts and Folklore
42
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Institutions established at Bretton Woods conference?

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  • IMF and World Bank

- HQ- Washington DC

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India’s voting rights IMF?

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  • 2.69% (India is in top 10)

- Highest US followed by Japan and China

44
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How many currencies in SDR (Special Drawing Rights)?

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  • 5 currencies

- Dollar, Euro, Yen, Yuan, Pounds

45
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Fiscal Monitor Report

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IMF

46
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Asia Pacific Trade Agreement- APTA

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-Also called the Bangkok Agreement
-Only operational trade agreement b/w India and China
-Members: BCIS-Laos, Mongolia, South Korea
BCIS= Bangladesh, China, India, Srilanka.

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International Atomic Energy Agency- IAEA

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  • UN Organ
  • HQ- Vienna, Austria
  • India is a member

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