What is the ‘2+2’ format of dialogue?

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Effects of policies of developed nations.   Context: The fourth ‘2+2’ dialogue between India and the United States is underway in Washington DC. India’s External Affairs and Defence Ministers, S Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh, are meeting with their American counterparts, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd …

Logistics agreements and their benefits:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.   Context: India is all set to conclude the bilateral logistics agreement with Russia (the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement (RELOS)) soon.   About RELOS: RELOS will be an important step forward in the military sphere as …

Logistics agreements and their benefits:

GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.   Logistics agreements Context: India is all set to conclude the bilateral logistics agreement with Russia (the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement (RELOS)) soon while the agreement with the U.K. is in the final stages of conclusion.   …