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Why in news? Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo visited India for the India AI Impact Summit 2026. In his address he highlighted the strong partn...
Why in news? Iran, Russia and China announced that they will conduct a joint naval exercise, the “Maritime Security Belt 2026,” in waters near the...
Why in news? India and South Korea recently held their sixth foreign policy and security dialogue in Seoul, underscoring the importance of understandi...
Why in news? The African Union (AU) held its annual summit in 2026 with the theme of water and sanitation. However, much of the discussion centred aro...
Why in news? The United States government has announced “Project Vault,” a $12 billion plan to build a strategic stockpile of rare earths and othe...
Why in news? On 4 February 2026, India formally became part of the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC), a collaborative platform created b...
Why in news? External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar hosted foreign ministers from five Arab League countries in New Delhi ahead of the second India�...
Why in news? India’s Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Savitri Thakur, led the Indian delegation to the 64th session of the United ...
Why in news? The European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) has been discussed again in the context of Europe’s search for reliable and climate‑fr...
Why in news? Spain formally joined the Indo‑Pacific Oceans Initiative by handing over a declaration of accession to India’s External Affairs Minis...
Why in news? The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will mark its 80th anniversary on 23 January 2026 with a commemorative event at U...
Why in news? Henley & Partners released its annual Passport Index for 2026 in mid‑January. The ranking measures how many countries and territories a...
Why in news? The 16th session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly was held in Abu Dhabi from 10–12 January 2026. The theme...
Why in news? For the first time, India participated in a meeting of the Weimar Triangle, a political grouping of France, Germany and Poland. External ...
Why in news? On 4 January 2026 Adani Power of India and Bhutan’s Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) officially launched the Wangchhu Hydroelectric ...
Why in news? The coalition of oil‑producing countries known as OPEC + held a ministerial meeting in early January 2026 and decided to maintain its p...
Why in news? At the end of December 2025 China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launched large‑scale live‑fire exercises around Taiwan, codena...
Why in news? More than 400 foreign tourists were left stranded on Yemen’s Socotra Island after flights from Abu Dhabi were suspended because of figh...
Why in news? On 3 January 2026 the United States launched large‑scale air strikes on Venezuelan military installations and communications centres. T...
Why in news? Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and a central figure in its pro‑democracy movement, passed away on 30 December ...
