Current Affairs – 21/12/2019
WEF Gender Gap Index: India slips to 112th rank, in bottom 5 on health, economic fronts
The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released the Gender Gap Index 2019. India slipped to 112th position in the index this year. Iceland has been ranked as the most gender-neutral country.
SC sets up committee for speedy disposal of rape cases
The Supreme Court recently constituted a two-judge committee comprising ustices R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah for speedy disposal of rape cases in India. The rape cases will now be monitored at the High Courts.
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2019: Cong MP Shashi Tharoor, 22 writers among winners, Get Complete List of Winners Here
India’s National Academy of Letters, Sahitya Academy has announced the winners of Sahitya Akademi Awards 2019. This year, the academy has awarded a total of 25 writers, including Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
What is ‘2+2 dialogue’?
- A ‘two plus two dialogue’ is a term — adopted in foreign parleys — used for installation of a dialogue mechanism between two countries’ defence and external affairs ministries.
- To put it simply, ‘two plus two dialogue’ is an expression used to indicate that two appointed ministers from each country, the ministers of defence and external affairs in this case, will meet up to discuss the two countries’ strategic and security interests.
- The goal is to establish a diplomatic, yet fruitful, conversation between the two countries’ respective heads of defence and external affairs.
- Japan is known to draw from the format ‘two plus two dialogue’ has to offer for years now.
- Japan leans on this mechanism for its interactions with the US, France, Russia and Australia.
- India, on the other hand, has established the 2+2 dialogue primarily with Japan. Both the countries have practised a ‘two plus two dialogue’ mechanism almost annually.
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