World Geography and Politics

The 123 Agreement is a bilateral agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation between India and the United States. It is a landmark deal in the context of global nuclear non-proliferation.

Following the Lal Masjid operation in 2007, the Pakistani government and leadership intensified their rhetoric and actions regarding the war on terror within their borders.

Afghanistan held its first parliamentary elections in 2005 after a long period of conflict and the absence of a formal parliament.

Afghanistan became the eighth member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in 2007, making it the youngest member.

In 2008, the Indian government and private entities explored agricultural land acquisition in Myanmar to secure food supplies, particularly pulses.

In 2008, the Union Cabinet of India approved an extradition treaty with Iran to facilitate the legal transfer of fugitives between the two countries.

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In January 2012, India and Japan agreed to enhance their cooperation in Infrastructure.

In January 2012, a Memorandum of Understanding on tourism was signed between India and ASEAN at Manado, Indonesia.

Greece approved austerity measures to secure international bailout in 2012.

Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar on June 4, 2010 announced the setting of a Parliamentary Friendship Group to help reinforce and renew the bonds of friendship between India and Bhutan during her address to a joint session of the Bhutanese Parliament.

: India and the US concluded their first Cabinet-level Strategic Dialogue on June 4, 2010. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held the discussions at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the US State Department in Washington. Among other issues, the two countries reached an agreement to establish a Joint Clean Energy Research Centre and a Regional Global Disease Detection Centre in India. The two sides plan to hold the next Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi in the first half of 2011.

Trinidad and Tobago's new PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar presided over the celebrations to mark the 165th anniversary of Indian Arrival Day at Divali Nagar in Chaguanas on May 30, 2010. The holiday is held to commemorate the arrival of people from India in the country.

Kyrgyzstan government in April 2010 extended by one year the U.S. lease of the Manas airbase that serves as a transit point for NATO operations in Afghanistan.

New Delhi and Riyadh have vowed to jointly combat terrorism and money laundering as they signed an Extradition Treaty and several agreements to raise their cooperation to a strategic partnership covering security, economic, energy and defence areas during the three day official visit of PM Manmohan Singh to Saudi Arabia from February 27 to March 1, 2010.