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  VISIT OF PM MODI TO THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a visit to Saudi Arabia on 22 and 23 April 2025 at the invitation of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Earlier, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia came to New Delhi in September 2023 for the G-20 Summit held in India. Narendra Modi is visiting Saudi Arabia for the third time since becoming Prime Minister in 2014. Before it, Modi visited Saudi Arabia in 2016 and 2019. PM Narendra Modi was given a grand welcome in Saudi Arabia. He was welcomed with a 21-gun salute at the airport.  When PM Modi's plane entered Saudi Arabia's airspace, he was given an air escort. This visit is essential because of the strategic partnership between India and Saudi Arabia. This shows the respect, honor, and deep friendship of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi is visiting Jeddah at a time when tariff war is going on all over the world. J...

  SUDAN FACES THE BIGGEST HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE Sudan is currently facing a severe major humanitarian disaster. The United Nations is calling it " the worst humanitarian crisis in recent memor y ". It is caused by conflict, displacement, food insecurity, and a breakdown of the health care system. More than 150,000 people have lost their lives. Sudan needs urgent humanitarian aid and international support. The widespread destruction and displacement caused by the conflict in Sudan has forced 14 million people to go from their homes and worsened an already severe hunger crisis. Millions in Sudan are facing life-threatening food shortages. In addition, Sudan is bearing the brunt of severe weather problems linked to climate change. Floods and droughts have adversely affected millions of people across the country, destroying crops and livestock and increasing food insecurity for families.    REASONS FOR THIS SERIOUS SITUATION     The main reason ...

  What is the issue of China and Taiwan? The issue between China and Taiwan is basically a geopolitical dispute, where China considers Taiwan as one of its provinces, while Taiwan considers itself an independent and sovereign nation. There is a lot of tension between the two on this issue. Taiwan is a self-governing island on which China claims its rights. Taiwan says that its army is capable of giving a befitting reply to any nefarious act. As per a Reuters report, Taiwan separated from China in 1949. Taiwan's then-President Chiang Ching-kuo rejected Beijing's olive branch in 1979 and later that year came up with the "three-no policy": no contact, no compromise, and no negotiation with China. According to an analysis done by The Washington Post, more than 70 percent of Taiwanese believe that Taiwan is already an independent country. They do not want unification with China.   TAIWAN DESCRIBES ITSELF AS A DEMOCRACY WITH A FREE MEDIA Taiwan calls itself an ind...

  WHY IS PM MODI's VISIT TO SRI LANKA  IMPORTANT? Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Colombo on a three-day (April 4-6, 2025) visit to Sri Lanka after attending the sixth BIMSTEC summit, where he was given a warm welcome. He was also given a guard of honor at Colombo's Independence Square. Tabla player Pesala Manoj also arrived to welcome him in Colombo. This is his first visit to Sri Lanka after 2019 and fourth since 2015. This is also the first visit of a foreign leader after the change of power in Sri Lanka . Sri Lanka is a small country in size but strategically very important. Sri Lanka is located at a very important place in the Indian Ocean. Many important strategic locations of India can be monitored from Sri Lanka. This is the reason why India is concerned about the growing influence of China in Sri Lanka. Therefore, the purpose of the visit is to increase defense relations and reduce the growing influence of China . Apart from this, this island...

  HOW IS BIMSTEC IMPORTANT FOR INDIA? PM Modi was on a two-day visit (3-4 April 2025) to Thailand at the invitation of Thailand's Prime Minister Patongtarn Shinawatra. He was making this visit to attend the sixth BIMSTEC summit. On reaching Thailand, he was welcomed by the Thai Prime Minister. After attending the BIMSTEC summit, PM Modi will also go on a state visit to Sri Lanka. This will be the Prime Minister's third visit to Thailand. The summit theme held on 4 April 2025 in Bangkok was 'Prosperous, Resilient and Open BIMSTEC'. India is giving more importance to BIMSTEC than the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). SAARC was formed to strengthen regional cooperation in South Asia but due to the policies of Pakistan in this organization and its support of terrorism, SAARC has become inactive.     A STRONG OPTION FOR INDIA In such a situation, BIMSTEC is emerging as a strong option for India. It sees BIMSTEC as an excellent platform to ...