Category International Relations and Strategic Studies

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Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS), 2015: Promoting Indian Exports and Enhancing Global Competitiveness 

Merchandise exports play an important role in economic growth by generating employment, earning foreign exchange, encouraging industrial development and integrating domestic producers into global value chains. However, Indian exporters have historically faced challenges such as high logistics costs, inadequate infrastructure, procedural complexities and competition from international producers. These constraints can reduce the price competitiveness of Indian goods in international markets, particularly for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)

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The Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) : India’s Maritime Security Diplomacy Under the Quad Framework

The Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA), launched at the 2022 Quad Leaders' Summit in Tokyo, serves as a non-military, technology-driven data-sharing initiative designed to provide near-real-time maritime intelligence across the Indo-Pacific region. It integrates New Delhi’s national security policies, specifically the SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) vision introduced in 2015 and the MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across the Region) doctrine, with Quad-wide surveillance networks (Ministry of External Affairs, 2025). This framework allows India to act as a "net security provider" across the IOR while preserving its strategic autonomy and non-alignment posture.

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Reaffirming International Unity, Peace, and Multilateral Cooperation on United Nations Day (October 24) 

The United Nations was established in 1945 in the aftermath of World War II, when the world was reeling from unprecedented destruction and loss of life. Leaders recognized the urgent need for a global institution that could prevent future wars, foster cooperation, and uphold peace. Representatives of 50 countries participated in the San Francisco Conference (25 April-26 June 1945), where they drafted and signed the UN Charter. Although Poland did not attend because its government had not yet been formed, it signed the Charter on 15 October 1945 and subsequently became one of the 51 original Member States of the United Nations. The Charter entered into force on 24 October 1945 following ratification by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and a majority of the other signatory states. In 1947, the UN General Assembly officially designated 24 October as United Nations Day through Resolution 168 (II), and in 1971, Resolution 2782 (XXVI) recommended its observance as a public holiday to promote awareness of the aims and achievements of the United Nations.

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BRICS Summit 2026: New Delhi, August 2026

The BRICS Summit 2026, hosted in New Delhi under the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability,” the summit emphasized digital transformation, sustainable development, and multilateral reform. Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening South-South cooperation, enhancing global governance, and promoting inclusive growth. India’s leadership highlighted the importance of digital public infrastructure, climate action, and equitable trade frameworks. The summit also underscored BRICS’ role in shaping a multipolar world order, balancing geopolitical tensions, and advancing the interests of the Global South. By integrating ministerial tracks, bilateral engagements, and civil society dialogues, the New Delhi summit consolidated BRICS as a platform for resilience and innovation. Furthermore, the summit showcased BRICS’ determination to institutionalize cooperation in emerging sectors such as artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and digital governance, ensuring that commitments translate into tangible outcomes for citizens.

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India–Japan Human Resource Cooperation (2025):  Skills, Mobility and Institutional Coordination.

India–Japan relations have progressively diversified across several areas, including trade, investment, strategic engagement, science and technology, education, and people-to-people exchanges. The India–Japan Vision Statement, adopted on 29 October 2018, underscored the potential to leverage India's demographic strengths alongside Japan's capital, technological capabilities and industrial expertise, while identifying human resource development and exchanges as key pillars of bilateral cooperation. The complementary demographic and economic profiles of the two countries offer considerable opportunities for strengthening educational collaboration and workforce mobility. Building on this shared vision, both countries have pursued initiatives such as Japan-India Institutes for Manufacturing (JIMs), Japanese Endowed Courses (JECs), and expanded Japanese-language education to develop an industry-oriented talent pool and facilitate greater human resource exchanges.

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India–UN Development Partnership Fund (2024): Advancing South–South Development Cooperation

Established in June 2017 on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly Ocean Conference, the India–UN Development Partnership Fund represents a landmark mechanism in modern multilateral development assistance (United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation [UNOSSC], 2024a).

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