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UN Sea Level Rise Declaration: Leaders Back Continued Statehood

UN Sea Level Rise Declaration: Leaders Back Continued Statehood

Why in news?World leaders approved a declaration on sea-level rise at a United Nations high-level meeting on 24 September. The text addresses a proble...

UN Cybercrime Convention: India Signs, Treaty Not Yet in Force

UN Cybercrime Convention: India Signs, Treaty Not Yet in Force

Why in news?External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime for India on 25 September in New York. The...

FIPIC: Jaishankar Chairs Second Foreign Ministers' Meeting

FIPIC: Jaishankar Chairs Second Foreign Ministers' Meeting

Why in news?External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar chaired the second foreign ministers' meeting of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation o...

India and CELAC: Jaishankar Meets Latin American Partners

India and CELAC: Jaishankar Meets Latin American Partners

Why in news?External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries in New York on 22 September. The Ind...

OIC Contact Group: India Rejects Remarks on Jammu and Kashmir

OIC Contact Group: India Rejects Remarks on Jammu and Kashmir

Why in news?India rejected references to Jammu and Kashmir in a communiquΓ© of an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation contact group. The Ministry of E...

Visegrad Group: V4 Backs India's UN Security Council Bid

Visegrad Group: V4 Backs India's UN Security Council Bid

Why in news?The four VisegrΓ‘d countries backed India's campaign for a permanent United Nations Security Council seat at their first joint ministerial...

Outer Space Treaty: Why No Country Can Own the Moon

Outer Space Treaty: Why No Country Can Own the Moon

Why in news?On 20 September, Hindustan Times reported Donald Trump's assertion of American ownership of the Moon. The Outer Space Treaty supplies the ...

SLINEX-26: India and Sri Lanka Hold the 13th Naval Exercise

SLINEX-26: India and Sri Lanka Hold the 13th Naval Exercise

Why in news?India and Sri Lanka are holding the thirteenth Sri Lanka–India naval exercise (SLINEX) at Visakhapatnam. The programme runs from 17–21...

Sohar Port: Oman Pitches a Gulf Outlet Beyond the Strait of Hormuz

Sohar Port: Oman Pitches a Gulf Outlet Beyond the Strait of Hormuz

Why in news?Oman has presented Sohar Port as an investment and logistics option for Indian businesses concerned about access to Gulf energy. Speaking ...

Artemis Accords: Djibouti Becomes the 72nd Signatory

Artemis Accords: Djibouti Becomes the 72nd Signatory

Why in news?Djibouti signed the Artemis Accords on 14 September 2026, joining a framework for responsible civil exploration of space. The National Aer...

ICWA: 25 Years as an Institution of National Importance

ICWA: 25 Years as an Institution of National Importance

Why in news? Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed the Indian Council of World Affairs at Sapru House, New Delhi, on 15 September. The occasion...

New Zealand: Parliament Passes India FTA Bill 93-29

New Zealand: Parliament Passes India FTA Bill 93-29

Why in news? New Zealand’s Parliament passed legislation implementing its trade agreement with India by 93 votes to 29, Reuters reported on 16 Septe...

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