• Switzerland is a neutral state (1815) and neutrality is one of the most important principles of Swiss foreign policy.
• Harward is the oldest university of USA.
• “Nairta” is the International Airport of Japan.
• “Shirin Ebadi” is an Iranian lawyer, a former judge and human rights activist and founder of Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. On 10 October 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women’s, children’s, and refugee rights. She is the first Muslim woman who won the noble prize.
• “From the Shadows” book written by the former defence Minister of USA Robert Gates.
• The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean Sea region of the Mediterranean. These waters separate Eastern Europe and western Asia. The Black Sea is also connected to the Sea of Azov by the Strait of Kerch.
• The Ivy League (An association of eight universities and colleges) is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States.
• “Deng Xiaoping” is considered as the Leader of modern Chinese economy.
• “Kirkuk” is the largest oil field of Iraq.
• Track 2 diplomacy occurs between private citizens rather than government officials.
• “Kremlin” is the Russian word for “fortress”, “citadel”, or “castle” and refers to any major fortified central complex found in historical Russian cities. This word is often used to refer to the best known one, the Moscow Kremlin, or the government that is based there.
• Vishnu (Saviour of mankind) is regarded as a major god in Hinduism and Indian mythology.
• The Khmer Rouge literally translated as Red Khmers was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, who were the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979.
• The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow, strategically important strait between the Gulf of Oman in the southeast and the Persian Gulf. On the north coast is Iran and on the south coast is the United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an exclave of Oman. The 40% of world oil pass through this strait.
• “Madame Tussauds” is a wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud and was formerly known as “Madame Tussaud’s”.
• “Aramco” officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is the state-owned national oil company of Saudi Arabia.
• The Paracel Islands, also called Xisha Islands in Chinese and Hoàng Sa Islands in Vietnamese, is a group of islands under the administration of Hainan Province, The People’s Republic of China. Vietnam and the Republic of China (Taiwan) also claim sovereignty of these islands.
• “Road to Mecca” book written by Muhammad Asad.
• Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City.
• “Madras” is the old name of Chennai.
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