International Relations
Senkaku Islands – East China Sea Dispute
Why in news? Tensions flared again in the East China Sea when Chinese coast‑guard vessels approached the Senkaku Islands (called Diaoyu by China) in...
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Why in news? Tensions flared again in the East China Sea when Chinese coast‑guard vessels approached the Senkaku Islands (called Diaoyu by China) in...
Why in news? On 14 November 2025 Iranian forces intercepted and seized a Marshall Islands‑flagged tanker named Talara near the Strait of Hormuz. The...
Why in news? At the 43rd session of UNESCO’s General Conference held in Samarkand, the Sultanate of Oman was elected to the Man and the Biosphere (M...
Why in news? President Droupadi Murmu recently became the first Indian head of state to visit Angola. She addressed the Angolan Parliament and met Pre...
Why in news? The first regional conference of the BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN) took place in Kochi, Kerala, from 4-6 November 2025. ...
Why in news? The United Nations General Assembly has scheduled a Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar from 4–6 November 2025. T...
Why in news? Despite the inclusion of Indian government bonds in major global indices and relaxed rules under the Fully Accessible Route (FAR), foreig...
Why in news? The 20th East Asia Summit (EAS) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 27 October 2025. Leaders adopted the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on t...
Why in news? India has been re‑elected as the Vice‑Chairperson for the Asia–Pacific group in the Bureau of the Conference of Parties to the Inte...
Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim that he would join the 47th Association of Southeast Asian...
Why in news? On 17 October 2025, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met China’s Deputy Finance Minister Liao Min during the annual IMF...
Why in news? During World Food Day 2025 on 16 October, India and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) celebrated 80 years of partnership. India...
