CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The first ‘Nepal-India Think Tank’ Summit to foster greater collaboration and knowledge-sharing among the think tanks of the two countries was held in Kathmandu today. Former Prime Minister of Nepal and Co-Chairman of ruling Nepal Communist Party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ inaugurated the summit.

Detailed explanation-2: -The India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1950 forms the bedrock of the special relations that exist between India and Nepal. Nepalese citizens avail facilities and opportunities on par with Indian citizens in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations(ICRIER) Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Centre for Policy Research (CPR)

Detailed explanation-4: -Treaty of Peace and Friendship Between the Government of India and the Government of Nepal. Signed at Kathmandu, ON 31 July 1950.

Detailed explanation-5: -India has the second-largest number of think tanks in the world, with the country’s total hitting 509 in 2018 behind 1871 in the United States of America and ahead of the People’s Republic of China (507), the United Kingdom (321), and Argentina (227).