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Four‑Pillar Scheme to Strengthen Shipbuilding and the Maritime Sector

Four‑Pillar Scheme to Strengthen Shipbuilding and the Maritime Sector

Why in news? In September 2025, the Union Cabinet approved a ₹69,725‑crore package to revitalise India’s shipbuilding industry. The co...

L‑1 Visa (United States)

Why in news? Immigration lawyers noted a rise in applications for L‑1 visas in late 2025 as companies sought to transfer managers and spec...

Tirah Valley Mapping

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. Under...

Saudi Arabia–Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement

Saudi Arabia–Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement

Why in News? Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement in September 2025, pledging that an attack on one country...

Major U.S.-Led Military Exercises Around India

Major U.S.-Led Military Exercises Around India

Why in news? In 2025 the United States conducted multiple joint exercises with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, underlining its growing strategic e...

Salamis Bay: A Historic Greek Harbour Joins Indian Maritime Cooperation

Salamis Bay: A Historic Greek Harbour Joins Indian Maritime Cooperation

Why in news? The Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Trikand visited Salamis Bay in Greece to participate in the first bilateral maritime ex...

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2027

Why in news? Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Pakistan will host the 2027 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organi...

India–Mauritius Special Economic Package

Why in news? During Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam’s visit to Varanasi in early September 2025, India announced a special...

Huangyan Island (Scarborough Shoal)

Why in news? China announced the creation of a national nature reserve on Huangyan Island, also known as Scarborough Shoal, in the South Chi...

Exercise Zapad 2025

Why in news? An Indian Armed Forces contingent departed for Russia to participate in Exercise Zapad 2025, a multilateral military drill at t...

India’s Strategic Autonomy in a Multipolar World

Why in news? In early September 2025 scholars and policymakers revisited India’s approach to foreign policy. As great‑power rivalry inte...

Mauritius: An Island Nation with Close Ties to India

Why in news? Visits by dignitaries in September 2025, along with cultural and economic agreements, highlighted the enduring friendship betwe...

Lipulekh Pass

Why in news? At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin in 2025, Nepal’s Prime Minister raised the issue of Lipulekh Pass ...

India–Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Why in news? Singapore’s Prime Minister visited India in September 2025 to commemorate 60 years of diplomatic relations. During the visi...

India’s humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) & soft diplomacy

Why in news? On 2 September 2025 India airlifted about 21 tonnes of relief supplies to Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake in the countr...

Yudh Abhyas Army exercise: India–US military cooperation

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...

India–Japan annual summit: a roadmap for the next decade

Why in news? India and Japan held their fifteenth annual summit in Tokyo. The two leaders adopted a “Joint Vision for the Next Decade” t...

25th SCO summit in Tianjin: new vision for Eurasian cooperation

Why in news? The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held its twenty‑fifth summit in Tianjin, China. Leaders discussed regional securi...

Famine declared in Gaza: a humanitarian crisis

Why in news? The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared an official famine in Gaza, marking the first such declaration...

Exercise Bright Star 2025

Why in news? India announced that more than 700 personnel from its Army, Navy and Air Force will participate in the tri‑service exercise â...