GK Capsule March 2021

Welcome to Endeavor’s news bulletin for March 2021. In this blog, we will cover major news, current affairs, and the happening of this month.

The Union Culture Ministry of India has announced the winners of the Gandhi Peace Prizes for the years 2020 & 2019. The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2020 was conferred on the ‘Father of Nation’ of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman was awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019. The Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award presented by the government of India since 1995. The award is open to all people regardless of nationality. The jury for Gandhi Peace Prize is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprises the chief justice of India and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and Founder of Sulabh International Bindeshwar Pathak were also part of the jury this year. The jury unanimously decided to select Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Oman’s late ruler Sultan Qaboos for the Gandhi Peace Prize for the years 2020 & 2019 respectively.

In International News –

In a display of multilateral cooperation, the leaders of four countries – India, US, Japan & Australia- met for the first-ever Quad summit on 12th March. The aim of the meeting was to counter China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region. The virtual meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The Quad is an alliance of four countries established in 2007. It is viewed as a counterbalance to China’s military & economic dominance in the Indo-Pacific region. The group failed to take off initially due to hesitation among the members and objections by China. However, the challenges posed by an aggressive China triggered a revival of the Quad alliance in 2017. Since then, Quad has taken several steps to bolster military & strategic ties among the member countries. The current meeting of Quad comes at a time when all four countries have either trade or security disputes with China. The first Quad Summit was held in the backdrop of ongoing military disengagement between India and China following border standoff in Ladakh.

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