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Food and Agriculture Organization – 80 Years of Partnership with India

Food and Agriculture Organization – 80 Years of Partnership with India

Why in news? During World Food Day 2025 on 16 October, India and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) celebrated 80 years of partners...

New Development Bank (NDB) – Pakistan Seeks Membership Support

New Development Bank (NDB) – Pakistan Seeks Membership Support

Why in news? On 17 October 2025, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met China’s Deputy Finance Minister Liao Min during the ...

India and Brazil move to deepen MERCOSUR–India trade ties

India and Brazil move to deepen MERCOSUR–India trade ties

Why in news? Following a meeting in New Delhi on 16 October 2025, India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Brazil’s Vice ...

India elected Co‑Chair of UN‑GGIM Asia‑Pacific Committee

India elected Co‑Chair of UN‑GGIM Asia‑Pacific Committee

Why in news? India has been chosen to serve as the co‑chair of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management Asia–Pacific ...

Henley Passport Index 2025: India’s ranking and global trends

Henley Passport Index 2025: India’s ranking and global trends

Why in news? The 2025 edition of the Henley Passport Index has been released, ranking passports according to the number of destinations thei...

Steadfast Noon – NATO’s annual nuclear deterrence exercise

Steadfast Noon – NATO’s annual nuclear deterrence exercise

Why in news? NATO launched its annual nuclear‑deterrence exercise Steadfast Noon on 13 October 2025. Hosted by the Netherlands at Volkel A...

India–UK Connectivity & Innovation Centre: Pioneering Next‑Generation Networks

India–UK Connectivity & Innovation Centre: Pioneering Next‑Generation Networks

Why in news? At the India–UK Technology Summit held alongside the 2025 Indo‑UK business forum, the two countries launched the India–UK...

India–UK Connectivity and Innovation Centre: Collaborating for 6G

India–UK Connectivity and Innovation Centre: Collaborating for 6G

Why in news? On 10 October 2025 India and the United Kingdom launched the Connectivity and Innovation Centre (CIC) to pioneer next‑generat...

India–Afghanistan Relations: Navigating the Taliban Era

India–Afghanistan Relations: Navigating the Taliban Era

Why in news? Recent diplomatic engagements between the Taliban administration and neighbouring countries have raised questions about Indiaâ€...

India to Host the 8th International Solar Alliance Assembly

Why in news? India will host the 8th Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) from 27 to 30 October 2025 at Bharat Mandapam in New...

India and the Multipolar West

India and the Multipolar West

Why in news? Commentators have noted that the Western world is no longer monolithic. Internal divisions within the United States and Europe ...

Port of Pasni proposal in Pakistan

Port of Pasni proposal in Pakistan

Why in news? Reports surfaced in 2025 that Pakistan was exploring plans to develop a deep‑water port at Pasni in Balochistan with support ...

International Stabilization Force for Gaza

Why in news? Amid debates on how to achieve lasting peace in the Gaza Strip, a proposal emerged in 2025 for a multinational force to stabili...

UNESCO elects a new Director‑General

UNESCO elects a new Director‑General

Why in news? On 6 October 2025 UNESCO’s Executive Board elected Khaled El‑Enany of Egypt as the organisation’s Director‑General. He ...

India re‑elected to the International Civil Aviation Organization Council

India re‑elected to the International Civil Aviation Organization Council

Why in news? The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) convened its 42nd Assembly in Montreal in September 2025. During the sessi...

India secures second deep‑sea mineral exploration contract

India secures second deep‑sea mineral exploration contract

Why in news? In September 2025 the Ministry of Earth Sciences signed a 15‑year contract with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for ...

Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan

Why in news? Former U.S. president Donald Trump released a 20‑point proposal aimed at ending the Israel–Hamas war. The plan called for a...

The Wassenaar Arrangement

Why in news? Export control regimes came under the spotlight in September 2025 when the Wassenaar Arrangement updated its control lists of d...

Kokrajhar–Gelephu Special Railway Project

Kokrajhar–Gelephu Special Railway Project

Why in news? In September 2025 the Union Government declared the proposed Kokrajhar–Gelephu rail line a “special railway project.” The...

Central American Integration System (SICA)

Central American Integration System (SICA)

Why in news? India recently held a virtual dialogue with the Central American Integration System (SICA) to deepen cooperation in digital tra...