Tariff truce: on u.s.-china trade war

International RelationsBy IQRA IASDecember 4, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-04 OPINION Relevant for: International Relations Topic: World Trade Organisation (WTO) The global trade war has come to a welcome pause. On the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires over the weekend, the U.S. and Chinese Presidents, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, agreed to a 90-day truce. The two…

Nasa’s Osiris-Rex Spacecraft Is Asteroid Bennu’s First Visitor In Billions Of Years

Science & TechnologyBy IQRA IASDecember 4, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-04 OPINION Relevant for: Science & Technology Topic: Space Technology & related matters After a two-year chase, a NASA spacecraft arrived on December 3 at the ancient asteroid Bennu, its first visitor in billions of years. The robotic explorer Osiris-Rex pulled within 19 km of the diamond-shaped space rock. It…

Trump Writes To Imran, Seeks Help In Afghan Talks

International RelationsBy IQRA IASDecember 4, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-04 OPINION Relevant for: International Relations Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed countries on India’s interests Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, seeking Islamabad’s support in securing a “negotiated settlement” to the war in Afghanistan.…

5.8-Tonne Gsat-11 Ready For Launch

Science & TechnologyBy IQRA IASDecember 4, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-04 OPINION Relevant for: Science & Technology Topic: Space Technology & related matters A team of top officials and engineers of the Indian Space Research Organisation (IISRO), now stationed in the Guiana Space Centre, South America, is going over the last steps before it sees off the heaviest Indian communication…

Walking The Tightrope

International RelationsBy IQRA IASNovember 30, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-11-30 OPINION Relevant for: International Relations Topic: India – Middle East The six-month waiver on sanctions granted by the U.S. to India and seven other countries importing oil from Iran highlights the importance of economic factors in the India-U.S. strategic partnership. The exemption also puts the spotlight on the link between…