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1. International Day of Neutrality is observed annually on which date? – December 12
- The International Day of Neutrality, observed annually on December 12, is a day designated by the United Nations to promote neutrality among nations worldwide.
- The concept of neutrality in international relations refers to the abstention of a state from all participation in a war between other states, the maintenance of an attitude of impartiality toward the belligerents, and the recognition by the belligerents of this abstention and impartiality.
- The day was officially proclaimed in 2017 by a United Nations General Assembly resolution.
2. In context with India-Vietnam relations, what is VINBAX, that was recently in news? – Bilateral Military Exercise
- Exercise VINBAX-2023 is a joint military exercise between India and Vietnam.
- The exercise aims to strengthen collaboration, promote interoperability, and share best practices between the two countries.
- It also aims to reinforce military capabilities and collaboration for peacekeeping and defense initiatives.
- The fourth edition of the exercise is being held in Hanoi, Vietnam, from December 11–21, 2023. A contingent of 45 Indian Armed Forces personnel is participating in the exercise.
3. Annual festival ‘Shar Amartala Torgya’ is celebrated every year in which state? – Arunachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu attended the annual Shar Amartala Torgya Festival at the Thegtse Sangye Choi Long monastery here at Balemu, a small hamlet at the trijunction of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Bhutan in West Kameng district.
4. Which country recently hosted Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence? – India
- Recently, India has been handed over the presidency Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) for 2022-23 by the outgoing Council Chair, France in its 3rd Annual Summit in Japan.
- This development comes on the heels of assuming the Presidency of the G20, a league of the world’s largest economies. Tokyo is the first Asian city to host this summit.
- The meeting discussed these four themes: Responsible AI, Data governance, Future of work, Innovation and commercialisation.
5. Who has been elected as the Prime Minister of Poland? – Donald Tusk
- The Parliament of Poland has elected Donald Tusk as Prime Minister.
- Tusk came to power after the coalition’s victory in the elections held two months ago.
- 248 parliamentary votes were cast in support of Tusk in the 460-seat lower house of parliament.
- Poland is a Central European country, its capital is Warsaw.
