UGC NET/JRF EXAM, June-2019 (Paper-II) POLITICAL SCIENCE

Treaty was negotiated at the Geneva conference on disarmament in 1994. In 1996 it became available for the signing and 184 nations endorsed.

• India’s response to the resolution was to firmly proclaim that it will not endorse the NPT as a state without nuclear weapons since nuclear weapons are an essential component of India’s security.

• India has neither signed nor endorsed either NPT or CTBT is true with regard to NPT and CTBT.

A comprehensive economic partnership agreement is a form of free trade agreement that includes discussions about investment, trade in services and other aspects of economic cooperation. It is more extensive than free trade agreements partnerships or collaboration agreement.
CEPA is a kind of free trade pact that covers negotiation on the trade in services and investment and other area for economic partnership. India has signed CEPAs with South Korea and Japan.

India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway (IMT Highway) is being upgraded as part of India’s look east program which would connect Moreh, India with Mae Sot, Thailand via Myanmar.
• The Trilateral Highway was initially suggested in April 2002 in Yangon during a ministerial gathering.
• India is holding talks with ASEAN to extend India-Myanmar-Thailand to Vietnam.

In 2007, India was re-elected to the executive board of UNESCO.

WTO negotiations on IFD (Integrated Finance Division), facilitating investment is understood as creating a more transparent, efficient investment-friendly business climate.
• The creation of an investment facilitation mechanism (IFM) for EU investment in India was announced by the European Union (EU) and India.
• India and the EU have established an investment facilitation mechanism for furthering trade ties.

The collaborative military initiatives between Russia and India consist of:
• Brahmos cruise missile programme
• 5th generation fighter jet programme
• Sukhoi Su-30 MKI programme
• Ilyushin/HAL tactical transport aircraft
• KA-226T twin-engine utility helicopters
Russia and India signed a long-term agreement for the Sukhoi Su-30 MKI combat aircraft fleet.

India's look west polity is a strategy adopted by India to strengthen its relations with Arab nations Iran and Israel. it aims to promote economic political and cultural ties with these countries. It also aims to enhance cooperation in various ficlds such as trade energy security and technology.
• The Look West policy is concentrated on three primary axes:
•  The nations of the Arab Gulf
•  Israel
•  Iran
The look west policy of India advocated the expansion and extension of India's relations with west Asian country.

Group of 20 is an intergovernmental of forum established 26 September, 1999. The international monetary fund and the world bank are both represented in the informal G 20 group which consists of 19 nations and the European Union The G 20 finance ministers and central bank governors continue to meet separately twice a year to assist prepare for these summits. The UK is t eh largest G 20 investor country in India

The Indus water Treaty negotiated by the WB, between India and Pakistan on 19 September 1960, signed by India prime Minster Jawaharlal Nehru and the President of Pakistan, Ayub Khan. Treaty given India control over 3 Eastern rivers (Ravi, Bea and Sutlej). Pakistan gets control of 3 western rivers (Chenab, Indus and Jhulum.)

On 27 March, 2019 India tested an antisatellite weapon during an operation code names mission Shakti. It was created by India's defense research and development organization (DRDO). Mission Shakti was anacoplishment for India in terms of successfully intercepting a satellite in space using only wholly indigenous technology after US, Russia and China.