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3rd India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue held in New Delhi

October 25, 2020
3rd India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue
  • India is hosting the third India-US two plus two Ministerial Dialogue at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar are leading the Indian delegation.

BECA pact during 2+2 Dialogue

October 22, 2020
BECA pact
  • The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and external affairs minister Jay Shankar will hold 2+2 dialogue with their United States counterparts marked as per and Mike pompeo.

Rafael Nadal wins French Open 2020

October 12, 2020
Rafael Nadal
  • Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win the men’s 2020 French Open Title.
  • In Women’s single, Iga Swiatek of Poland, claimed a historic win, by becoming the youngest woman to win the title in the history of the championship by defeating Sofia Kenin, of the United States.

QUAD Foreign Ministers meet held in Tokyo

October 7, 2020
QUAD Foreign Ministers meet
  • The foreign ministers of India, Japan, US and Australia held the Quad foreign ministers meet. India was represented by the External Affairs minister S JaiShankar.

Right Livelihood Award 2020 announced

October 5, 2020
Right Livelihood Award 2020
  • The Right Livelihood Award Foundation has announced the four winners of the 2020 Right Livelihood Award 2020.
  • The four activists Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, Nasrin Sotoudeh of Iran, Bryan Stevenson of the United States(US) and Lottie Cunningham Wren of Nicaragua shared the 2020 award for their contribution towards equality, democracy, justice and freedom.

India and US sign agreement to strengthen defence technology

September 17, 2020
india united states
  • India and the United States signed an agreement to strengthen the bilateral dialogue on defence technology co-operation.

US signed MoU with Maldives for Defense Cooperation Agreement

September 13, 2020
US-Maldives
  • US signed MoU with Maldives for Defense Cooperation Agreement. The agreement was signed between Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Reed Werner and Maldivian Minister of Defense Mariya Didi in Philadelphia.

India-US hold 2 plus 2 intersessional meeting

September 13, 2020
India-US
  • A virtual bilateral 2+2 Inter-sessional meeting held between India and the United States. They reviewed the progress and developments in bilateral ties in defence, security, and foreign policy areas.

First World War II Heritage City: Wilmington

September 5, 2020
Donald Trump
  • US President Donald Trump has recently announced Wilmington which is located in southern US state North Carolina as the first World War II Heritage City.

India jumps 4 places to rank 48 on Global Innovation Index 2020

September 3, 2020
Global Innovation Index 2020
  • As per the Global Innovation Index 2020 released on September 2, 2020, India has jumped four places to rank at the 48th position.
  • Switzerland has bagged the first spot, followed by Sweden, the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.