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GS paper 2 Syllabus: Bilateral, regional and global groupings involving India and affecting India’s interest, the impact of nuclear treaties etc Source: The Hindu Direction: This is an editorial piece. Go through it once. Know the basics about NPT. Context: The Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of …
GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Important International Institutions. Context: The International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors has passed a resolution calling on Iran to fully cooperate with the UN inspectors’ investigation into three undeclared sites. The resolution was submitted by the UK, France, Germany and the US to the IAEA and was backed by …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will head an assistance mission to the now-defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine aimed at stepping up efforts to help prevent the danger of a nuclear accident in …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: Russia has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that its military forces have taken control of the territory around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The IAEA continues to closely monitor developments in Ukraine, with a special focus …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: Permanent UN Security Council members China, France, Russia, the U.K. and U.S. have pledged to prevent atomic weapons spreading and to avoid nuclear conflict. The statement was issued after the latest review of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of …
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GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: The EU and the U.S. have urged Iran to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to access a nuclear site, while Tehran argued the facility was exempt from a recent agreement with the UN watchdog. Background: …
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QUESTIONS ASKED – DAY-6 (25/07/2013) 1) What role did Parliament play in finalizing the India-US nuclear deal? Discuss. 2) On what grounds India is opposing both NPT and CTBT. Critically analyze. RESPONSES: Lakshmi Prasanna 2. NPT was found in 1970 for a time period of 25Y saying after that it would be amended according to …
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