02 March 2019 Current Affairs
1.At OIC meet, India flays terror funding Context : ● External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj attended the inaugural plenary of the foreign ministers' conclave of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as the guest of honour. ● It is for the first time that India has been invited to a meeting of the OIC, which is an influential grouping of 57 Islamic countries. ● India was invited to attend the OIC meeting in 1969 but Pakistan prevailed upon and got the invite withdrawn. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC ) : ● The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states spread over four continents. ● The Organization is the collective voice of the Muslim world. It endeavors to safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony among various people of the world. ● The Organization was established ...