Explanation

In May 2024, the Brazilian and Chinese governments proposed a six-point plan: Non-escalation.

Non-escalation, direct negotiation, an international peace conference accepted by both Russia and Ukraine, and discussion of all peace plans.

Humanitarian assistance, exchange of prisoners of war, no attacks on civilians.

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• Indira Gandhi served as Prime Minister during the Emergency between 1975 to 1977.
• The emergency was a 21 month period where the then President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on the advice of Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution.
• There was massive civil unrest in the country due to many factors such as:
  • 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
  • Refugees of the war
  • Slow industrial growth 

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In 2020, the UAE became the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to introduce equal pay for men and women.

The UAE's gender equality law ensures that women have the same rights as men to receive equal pay for work of equal value.

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In January 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was tragically shot down in Iran shortly after takeoff.

This led to significant casualties, including passengers from multiple countries.

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On January 8, 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down minutes after taking off from Tehran, Iran, by an Iranian surface-to-air missile.

Fifty-five Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents were among the 176 people killed in this national tragedy.

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Syria was suspended from the Arab League in 2011 due to its violent crackdown on protests.

It was readmitted in 2023 after years of regional diplomatic efforts and shifts in geopolitical dynamics.

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Turkey and China signed an agreement to trade in their own currencies, bypassing the US dollar as an intermediary.

This move, announced in 2021.

It is aims to strengthen bilateral economic ties and reduce reliance on the dollar.

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Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was suspending its participation in the NEW START treaty on February 21, 2023.

This move was part of escalating tensions between Russia and the US regarding nuclear arms control.

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The Abraham Accord, which normalized relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain.

It was officially signed on September 15, 2020, at a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C.

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Management by objectives (MBO), also known as management by planning (MBP),

was first popularized by Peter Drucker

in his 1954 book The Practice of Management