The World Bank has suspended all projects in Russia and Belarus
- Russian forces have been conducting a series of attacks on Ukraine for the past seven days following the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, capturing key cities. Various countries have imposed sanctions on Russia in protest. Belarus has been imposing various sanctions on Russia over its aid.
- In this context, it has been announced that projects in the World Bank operating in Russia and Belarus will be suspended.
- India boycotted the General Assembly vote on the resolution brought against Russia on Wednesday. NATO nations have strongly condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine. UN The council also condemned.
- Subsequently, the UN was asked to discuss the issue. It was decided to convene a special meeting of the General Assembly. For that, the UN. The Security Council held a referendum on February 27. India boycotted the referendum and abstained.
- In this context, the 193-member UN A motion was again brought up in the General Assembly on Wednesday. India also boycotted a referendum on Wednesday on the issue and remained neutral.
- 141 countries voted in favor of the resolution. 5 member states voted against the resolution and 35 countries abstained.
- The resolution was passed with the support of 141 countries, on the basis that a two-thirds majority was required.
- The 'Sagar Parikrama', a maritime tour organized by the Ministry of Fisheries to pay homage to freedom fighters, sailors and fishermen, begins on March 5 in Gujarat.
- The Indian Ocean region is important for the economy, security and livelihood of the coastal states. The coastline of the country is 8,118 km. It includes 9 maritime states and 4 union territories. It provides livelihood to millions of fishermen.
- A sea tour is planned to thank the sea and pay homage to our freedom fighters, sailors and fishermen on the eve of the Amrit Festival of Liberation. The first flight will start from Gujarat on March 5. During this 2-day event, a maritime tour of the coastal districts and Union Territories will be celebrated.
- Discussions will also be held with fishermen in Gujarat, Diu, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep to find out their problems.
- The 19th Edition Meeting of the Indo-US Military Cooperation Group (MCG) was held on March 01-02, 2022 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
- The meeting was attended by CISC President Air Marshal B from the Indian side. R. Krishna and the US side were led by Lieutenant General Stephen de Schlenka, Deputy Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command.
- Discussions focused on strengthening existing security ties between the two sides and launching new initiatives under the existing cooperation mechanism.
- The Indo-US Military Cooperation Group is an organization established to promote defense cooperation between countries through negotiations at the strategic and operational levels between headquarters, integrated security personnel and the US Indo-Pacific Division.
