Author: shreyasingh

The World Health Assembly has rejected Taiwan’s plea to join its annual gathering despite support from countries like the US, France, Australia and UK. Taiwan blamed China for its routine objection to including the nation. On day one of the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA), the forum of 174 countries even refused to discuss the entry of Taiwan as an observer. It had been given observer status before. Pakistan supported China’s stand and spoke against Taiwan’s inclusion, while several countries like Nauru and Eswatini spoke in its favour. The ministry of foreign affairs of Taiwan expressed its disappointment over its…

The Indian Navy’s Kalvary Class Scorpene submarine, ‘Vaghsheer’ began its sea trials. The submarine was launched from the Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) on April 20, 2022. It is the sixth scorpene submarine of Project-75, yard 11880. The submarine will now go through intense trials which include testing its sensors, weapons and propulsion systems at sea. The name Vaghsheer is taken from the Sand Fish of the same name- a deadly deep sea predator found in the Indian ocean. After completion of these trials, Vaghsheer will be delivered to the Navy in early 2024. So…

The United States and Papua New Guinea (PNG) are set to sign a security agreement to increase the US’s influence in the pacific. A continuous tussle with China for control over the pacific, the deal will further US’s hold over the region. The location of PNG makes it strategically significant. It is north of Australia and has a population of 10 million, making it the most populous pacific island country. The US said the new security agreement would enhance regional stability, increase security cooperation and will lead to greater capacity of Papua New Guinea defence force. PNG president James Marape…

The Indian Navy deployed its Air Maritime Reconnaissance assets in the Southern Indian Ocean to save a sinking Chinese Fishing Vessel LuPeng YuanYu 028. The ship had 39 crew members on board missing including 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesian, 5 Filipinos. Two people from the crew were confirmed dead. The P18 aircraft deployed by the Indian navy is part of the ongoing search for the missing vessel. It has so far carried out several extensive searches despite harsh weather conditions in the relevant search region. It has also located multiple objects belonging to the vessel, as part of the operation. On…

The G7 summit, which is all set to take place in Hiroshima on Friday, will witness leaders from all over the world. UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak arrived in Japan to unveil the Hiroshima Accord with the Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida as the tensions between China and Taiwan is rising. The summit is to address the threats that Russia and China pose to their respective neighbours and to the world at large. The UK considers Japan as a like minded country in terms of shared interest in innovation and technology. The accord will play a major role in strengthening…