#GS2—————————————————————————————————————–01. India-Bhutan Relation

India has decided to allow around103,600 tonnes of food items to be exported to Bhutan under a humanitarianoperation,making an exception for its strategic partners amid export curbs. While India is Bhutan’s main importpartner, its imports from China have risen in recent years, making it a potentially strategic decision to help the country

-Commentary in News

#GS2—————————————————————————————————– 02. On India- Seychelles Relation

India’s outreach to the Seychelles has had a strong emphasis on defence, with India working to set up a CoastalSurveillance Radar System (CSRS) and selling defence equipment like Dornier aircraft. Bilateral trade with theSeychelles, which has a population of just over 100,000, remains modest.
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#GS2——————————————————————————————————–03. On India-Myanmar relations

India has provided around $51 million in military aid to Myanmar since the military regime came to power.-UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in MyanmarThere is movement of Myanmar nationals to the Indian side. We are deeply concerned with such incidents close toourborder. Our position on the ongoing situation in Myanmar is very clear. We want cessation of the violence and theresolution of the situation through constructive dialogue.We reiterate our call for the return of peace, stability anddemocracy in Myanmar.
                                                                                                      -Spokesperson External Affairs Ministry Arindam Bagchi

#GS2——————————————————————————————————— 04. National Food Security Act

The raison d’etre of the NFSA was to move beyond the limited nature of the PDS and provide a framework forimproving nutritionand food security. Reducing the Act to a free PDS scheme may help the majority of our populationaccess free food, yielding political dividends, but it need not be at the cost of key provisions of the Act that are in direneed of budget support for the sake of India’s nutrition and food security.
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