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12 Nov, 2023
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An Italian Jesuit, Tamil scholar, and Chanda Sahib’s Dewan.
Constantine Joseph Beschi was known as Thairiyanathaswamy and its translation reads as Veeramamunivar in Tamil.
F.W. Ellis, the British civil servant and a scholar in Tamil and Sanskrit had classified Dravidian Languages as a separate family of languages even before Robert Caldwell
In India, the Janjatiya Gaurav Divas is celebrated every year on November 15 since 2021 to recognize the efforts of the brave tribal freedom fighters.
India’s freedom struggle was strengthened by several movements by tribal communities such as Santhals, Tamars, Kols, Bhils, Khasis and Mizos to name a few.
Tribal leaders |
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Birsa Munda |
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Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh (Chhattisgarh) |
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Alluri Seetha Ram Raju |
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Rani Gaidinliu |
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Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu |
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Rani Kamalapati |
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Tantia Bhil |
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Indonesia is hosting the 10th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) at Jakarta in 2023 as the chair of ADMM-Plus.
Plus Countries of ADMM-Plus were India, U.S., China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. India became the dialogue partner of the ASEAN in 1992.
Bali Concord II embodies ASEAN’s aspiration to achieve peace, and stability with one another and with the world at large.
Vientiane Action Programme calls for ASEAN to build a secure and prosperous ASEAN and to adopt outward-looking external relation strategies with its friends and Dialogue Partners.
ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a regional organization which was established to promote political and social stability amid rising tensions among the Asia-Pacific’s post-colonial states.
The 24th ASEAN-India Senior Official's Meeting (SOM) was hosted in Delhi.India and ASEAN celebrated the 30th anniversary of their Dialogue Relations. Who are the Member Nations?
Genesis of ASEAN Lie?
What are the Objectives of ASEAN?
What are the Fundamental Principles of ASEAN?
Charter enshrines the principle of ASEAN-X – This means that if all member states are in agreement, a formula for flexible participation may be used so that the members who are ready may go ahead while members who need more time for implementation may apply a flexible timeline.
Forums are led by ASEAN?
What are the Strengths of ASEAN?
What are the Challenges within ASEAN?
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What opportunities does ASEAN provide for India?
ASEAN is significant for India in several ways:
What are the areas of cooperation between India and ASEAN?
India and the ASEAN have a wide range of areas of cooperation as ASEAN is one of the important pillars of India’s Act East Policy.
Some of the areas of cooperation are:
What are the issues and challenges in India-ASEAN relations?
While India and ASEAN have made significant progress in their bilateral relationship, there are still some issues and challenges that hinder their cooperation.
What should be the way forward to improve India-ASEAN relations?
Some of the steps that can be taken to improve India-ASEAN relations include:
Collaborating in International and Regional forums: India and ASEAN countries can work together to promote their common interests in international and regional forums such as the United Nations, East Asia Summit, and ASEAN Regional Forum
NISAR carries L and S dual-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which operates with the Sweep SAR technique to achieve large swaths with high-resolution data.
Along with White-Cheeked Macaques and Arunachal Macaque, Assamese Macaque (Macaca assamensis) and Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) reported from the same landscape.
Recently, Pakistan government launched a nationwide deportation operation against 17 lakh undocumented Afghan refugees. Why there is huge influx of Afghan refugees in Pakistan? Afghanistan and Pakistan share a 2,640km long border which passes through rugged mountains, densely forested vall
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