India–Zambia Minerals Cooperation – Talks Hit a Roadblock
Why in news? India’s negotiations with Zambia over access to cobalt and copper deposits have stalled. A planned exploration programme covering aroun...
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Why in news? India’s negotiations with Zambia over access to cobalt and copper deposits have stalled. A planned exploration programme covering aroun...
Why in news? Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker paid an official visit to India on 16 April 2026. He met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the two l...
Why in news? As tensions rise in West Asia, experts warn that submarine communication cables running through the Red Sea could become targets or colla...
Why in news? Satellite images taken in April 2026 show Chinese maritime vessels and a 352‑metre floating barrier blocking the entrance to Scarboroug...
Why in news? The United Kingdom has put on hold legislation to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The pause follows objections...
Why in news? Construction has resumed on the Punatsangchhu‑I hydroelectric project in Bhutan after a seven‑year halt caused by geological problems...
Why in news? India and Mauritius have signed agreements to implement projects under a special economic assistance package worth US$ 680 million. Durin...
Why in news? The Indian Council for Cultural Relations celebrated its foundation day on 9 April 2026 with cultural programmes organised at Indian miss...
Why in news? On 8 April 2026 India and Türkiye resumed high‑level diplomatic talks in New Delhi after a gap of nearly four years. The 12th round of...
Why in news? The India–UN Development Partnership Fund held its board meeting in April 2026 at the Permanent Mission of India in New York to review ...
Why in news? The sixth round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Azerbaijan was held in Baku on 3 April 2026. Senior officials reviewed ...
Why in news? On 4 April 2026 India dispatched 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to the West African country of Burkina Faso. The shipment, announced by the ...
Why in news? Two Indonesian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were killed and others wounded when their c...
Why in news? Spain has refused to allow its airspace and military bases to be used by US aircraft involved in attacks on Iran and the wider Middle Eas...
Why in news? The Bab el‑Mandeb Strait has been in the headlines due to renewed threats from militant groups to close the waterway and a warning from...
Why in news? External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attended the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Paris in late March 2026. On the sidelines he met...
Why in news? India hosted the 12th Steering Committee Meeting of the Global Operational Network of Anti‑Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities, comm...
Why in news? In March 2026 the Israeli air force launched strikes on bridges spanning Lebanon’s Litani River, including the Qasmiyeh Bridge near Tyr...
Why in news? The Institute for Economics and Peace released the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026. The report measures the impact of terrorism worldwi...
Why in news? On 21 March 2026 media reports claimed that Iran had launched two intermediate‑range ballistic missiles towards Diego Garcia, a remote ...