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Tirah Valley Mapping
Why in news? The Tirah Valley has been in the news because of renewed security operations in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Understanding t...
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Why in news? The Tirah Valley has been in the news because of renewed security operations in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Understanding t...
Why in News? Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement in September 2025, pledging that an attack on one country would be ...
Why in news? In 2025 the United States conducted multiple joint exercises with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, underlining its growing strategic engagement ...
Why in news? The Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Trikand visited Salamis Bay in Greece to participate in the first bilateral maritime exercise bet...
Why in news? Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Pakistan will host the 2027 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SC...
Why in news? During Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam’s visit to Varanasi in early September 2025, India announced a special economic ...
Why in news? China announced the creation of a national nature reserve on Huangyan Island, also known as Scarborough Shoal, in the South China Sea. Th...
Why in news? An Indian Armed Forces contingent departed for Russia to participate in Exercise Zapad 2025, a multilateral military drill at the Mulino ...
Why in news? In early September 2025 scholars and policymakers revisited India’s approach to foreign policy. As great‑power rivalry intensifies an...
Why in news? Visits by dignitaries in September 2025, along with cultural and economic agreements, highlighted the enduring friendship between India a...
Why in news? Singapore’s Prime Minister visited India in September 2025 to commemorate 60 years of diplomatic relations. During the visit the two ...
Why in news? At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin in 2025, Nepal’s Prime Minister raised the issue of Lipulekh Pass with Chine...
Why in news? On 2 September 2025 India airlifted about 21 tonnes of relief supplies to Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake in the country’s east...
Why in news? India and the United States began the 20th edition of the Yudh Abhyas army exercise in September 2025. This year’s drills are being hel...
Why in news? The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held its twenty‑fifth summit in Tianjin, China. Leaders discussed regional security, econom...
Why in news? India and Japan held their fifteenth annual summit in Tokyo. The two leaders adopted a “Joint Vision for the Next Decade” to deepen t...
Why in news? The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared an official famine in Gaza, marking the first such declaration in the Mi...
Why in news? India announced that more than 700 personnel from its Army, Navy and Air Force will participate in the tri‑service exercise “Bright S...
Why in news? Indonesia, the United States and several partner countries launched the multinational exercise “Super Garuda Shield 2025” in response...
Why in news? In August 2025 United Nations agencies announced that Gaza met the thresholds for a formal famine declaration. Years of blockade and rec...