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Explanation

• In 2025, the QUAD (USA, India, Japan, Australia) announced a joint initiative on maritime security.
• The focus was on ensuring a free, open, and stable Indo-Pacific region.

Objectives:

• Secure sea routes (SLOCs)
• Enhance naval coordination
• Maintain Indo-Pacific stability

Strategic aim: Balance regional power dynamics

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• Country: Saudi Arabia
• Counterpart: Syria
• Year: 2025

Key actions:

1. Restoration of diplomatic relations
2. Embassy-level engagement
3. Economic and political cooperation talks

Regional impact: Shift in Middle East diplomacy

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• Country: Benin
• Event: Military coup attempt
• Year: 2025
• Region affected: West Africa / Sahel stability zone
• Outcome: Attempt contained by state forces

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Suriname Capital is Paramaribo.

Suriname Currency is Surinamese Dollar.

Suriname official language is Dutch.

Suriname located is in Continent South America.

Suriname Primary Religion is Christianity.

Suriname Head of Govt. is President –Chabdrikapersad ‘Chan’ Santokhi.

Suriname Parliament called .

Tricks for Remember

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Mind trick: Li ne(a name) who lives in US likes Coffee(Ca- Fi) and Tea(T-E-A)

**Li-Ne**

Li-Liberia

Ne-New Zealand

**US**

United States

**Ca-Fi**

Ca-Canadian

Fi- Fizzi

**T-E-A**

T-Taiwan

E-Ethiopia

A-Australia

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United Nations Climate Change Conference 2025

• Edition: 30th 
• Starting date: 10 Nov 2025
• Closing date: 21 Nov 2025
• Venue: Brazil

Additional Information: 

• COP29 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2024.

Last verified on 10-05-2026

Explanation

Key focus area:

• AI governance and regulation
• Digital economy rules
• Sustainable development

Host country: Brazil

• Year: 2025
• Main theme: Global cooperation in economy and technology
• Members: 19 countries + European Union

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• Under the TPNW (2017), a state hosting nuclear weapons must withdraw and eliminate them through a legally binding, time-bound plan.
• Treaty: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
• Adopted: 2017 (UN General Assembly)
• Effective: 2021
• Core obligation: Total prohibition of nuclear weapons

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• The Arctic Council explicitly excludes military security matters from its mandate.
• Founded: 1996
• Founding document: Ottawa Declaration
• Members: 8 Arctic states (USA, Canada, Russia, etc.)

Main focus areas:

1. Environmental protection
2. Sustainable development
3. Indigenous peoples’ rights and cooperation

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Explanation

• Countries involved: Japan + Philippines
• Date signed: 15 January 2026
• Purpose: Regional security + countering South China Sea tensions

Focus areas:

1. Joint military drills
2. Intelligence sharing
3. Maritime security cooperation

Strategic goal: Balancing China’s influence in Indo-Pacific

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Liechtenstein Capital is Vaduz.

Liechtenstein Currency is Swiss Franc.

Liechtenstein official language is German.

Liechtenstein located is in Continent Europe.

Liechtenstein Primary Religion is Christianity.

Liechtenstein Head of Govt. is Prime Minister- Daniel Risch.

Liechtenstein Parliament called .

Tricks for Remember

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