Daily News Digest: GK March 17, 2025- WUC, Elmer Schialer, Enrique Manalo and others

 

Persons/Places in News

Munich (Germany):

•  The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) meetings organised here. 
• The Uyghurs is a Muslim ethnic group in China's Xinjiang region.

Elmer Schialer

• Foreign Minister of Peru was in Delhi to attend Raisina Dialogues 2025
•  He emphasised the importance of improving logistics between India and Peru to strengthen their economic ties.

Memories and Milestones

• A book by historian V. Sriram and Lashman which highlighs the 60 years of Blue Cross in their book "Memories and Milestones"
• Book was released by Justice P.N. Prakash, Former judge of Madras High Court and former Special Public Prosecutor, National Investigation Agency.

India - New Zealand Joint Statement: Highlights 

Christopher Luxon, the Prime Minister of New Zealand is on an Official Visit to India on 16-20 March 2025.

• New Zealand welcomed India joining the Combined Maritimes Forces. Both Leaders welcomed advancement in defence ties during New Zealand command of Command Task Force 150.
• Prime Minister Luxon expressed New Zealand’s interest in joining the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)
• The two Leaders welcomed work towards a Memorandum of Cooperation on earthquake mitigation cooperation between relevant authorities of India and New Zealand.
• India and New Zealand enjoy close sporting links, particularly in cricket, hockey and other Olympic sports
• Both the countries welcomed the "Sporting Unity” events planned in 2026, to recognise and celebrate 100 years of sporting contact between India and New Zealand.

Enrique Manalo

Philippines' Secretary for Foreign Affairs highlighted for a bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with India.

• Philippines invited India to source nickel from it for battery manufacturing. 
• The Philippines is the world's largest exporter of nickel ore
• The Philippines accounts for 11 per cent of the global production of nickel.
• It will be the world's second-largest producer of nickel in 2023.