Nickolay Mladenov named U.N. envoy for Middle East
United Nation’s Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Nickolay Mladenov of Bulgaria as new Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority. He will replace Robert Serry of the Netherlands and oversee the ongoing UN-backed reconstruction efforts in Gaza. This reconstruction is undertaken by […]
Sergio Mattarella sworn-in as the New President of Italy
Sergio Mattarella was sworn-in as the President of Italy on 3 February 2015. He is the 12th President of Italy since the country became a Republic after the World War II. About Sergio Mattarella Sergio Mattarella a Constitutional Court Judge was elected as the President of Italy on 31st January 2015. He succeeded Giorgio Napolitano, […]
Highlights of Obama’s visit to India
From the perspective of India-US relation president Obama’s visit to India is marked as a monumental achievement. During his 3 day stay at India, some new deplomatic agreements were signed and some older ones were renewed in different areas. These areas include nuclear energy, defence and economy. In the next paragraph we will discuss these […]
India ranks 78th globally in Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2014
In a recently published list of Global talent competitiveness index (GTCI) 2014 India has been placed at 78th position. The report was released by INSEAD business school in collaboration with Adecco and Human Capital Leadership Institute of Singapore (HCLI). There were 93 countries in the list. Among the BRICS countries India ranks 4th. List of […]
Italy’s president Giorgio Napolitano announced retirement
Italy’s president Giorgio Napolitano gave his resignation on wednesday. The 89 year old cited age limitation as his reason of resignation. Mr. Napolitano is best remembered for bringing stability during eurozone crisis. Senate speaker Pietro Grasso will act as interim president until a new head of state is elected. However it is unclear about the […]
Palestine became member state of International Criminal Court
Palestine became the member of International Criminal Court. Wednesday on 7th January 2015 UN confirmed the membership of Palestine into the criminal court. UN secretary general Ban-ki-Moon announced the new country will join the international tribunal from 1st April onwards. Palestine president Mahmoud Abbas signed a pact to join international criminal court. This pact is […]
Charlie Hebdo massacre left 12 people dead
The Charlie Hebdo massacre In a huge manhunt in the office of French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo” left twelve persons dead. The barbaric incident took place on 7th January 2015 wednesday. It was the worst attack, France has seen in last five decades. President Francois Hollande announced one day mourning in the country. France has observed […]
Modi’s visit to Japan-Banking Manual
On 30th August 2014 prime minister Narendra Modi made his maiden visit to Japan. It was a 5 day official tour which concluded on 3rd september 2014. This was his 4th foreign visit after taking office on 26th May this year.The focus areas of this bilateral meeting were defence, trade and economy, science, research and […]
India Russia relation latest news 2014 – Putin’s visit to India
India Russia Relation 2014 During the cold war India and the Soviet Union (USSR) enjoyed a strong strategic military relationship. However after the collapse of USSR Russia stood as a long-standing partner of India. So India has maintained an amicable deplomatic relationship with Russia. On 11th December 2014 the Russian president Vladimir Putin came for […]