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Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project: Bhutan, India Ties & Pho Chu River

Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project: Bhutan, India Ties & Pho Chu River

Why in news? Construction has resumed on the Punatsangchhu‑I hydroelectric project in Bhutan after a seven‑year halt caused by geological problems...

India-Mauritius Relations: Economic Assistance, Indian Ocean & Security

India-Mauritius Relations: Economic Assistance, Indian Ocean & Security

Why in news? India and Mauritius have signed agreements to implement projects under a special economic assistance package worth US$ 680 million. Durin...

ICCR Foundation Day: Cultural Diplomacy, Soft Power & Ministry of External Affairs

ICCR Foundation Day: Cultural Diplomacy, Soft Power & Ministry of External Affairs

Why in news? The Indian Council for Cultural Relations celebrated its foundation day on 9 April 2026 with cultural programmes organised at Indian miss...

India-Türkiye Consultations: Bilateral Relations, Counter-Terrorism & Transcontinental Diplomacy

India-Türkiye Consultations: Bilateral Relations, Counter-Terrorism & Transcontinental Diplomacy

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...

India-UN Development Partnership Fund: Global South, South-South Cooperation & SDGs

India-UN Development Partnership Fund: Global South, South-South Cooperation & SDGs

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 ...

India-Azerbaijan Ties: South Caucasus, INSTC & Bilateral Trade

India-Azerbaijan Ties: South Caucasus, INSTC & Bilateral Trade

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 ...

Burkina Faso Aid: West Africa, Humanitarian Assistance & Global South Diplomacy

Burkina Faso Aid: West Africa, Humanitarian Assistance & Global South Diplomacy

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 ...

UNIFIL Peacekeepers: Lebanon Border, Blue Line & UN Security Council

UNIFIL Peacekeepers: Lebanon Border, Blue Line & UN Security Council

Why in news? Two Indonesian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were killed and others wounded when their c...

Spain Airspace Denial: Middle East Conflict, US Military Bases & International Law

Spain Airspace Denial: Middle East Conflict, US Military Bases & International Law

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...

Bab el-Mandeb Strait: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden & Global Maritime Trade

Bab el-Mandeb Strait: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden & Global Maritime Trade

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...

G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting: Global South, IMEC & Resilient Trade Routes

G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting: Global South, IMEC & Resilient Trade Routes

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...

GlobE Network: Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement, UNCAC & Asset Recovery

GlobE Network: Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement, UNCAC & Asset Recovery

Why in news? India hosted the 12th Steering Committee Meeting of the Global Operational Network of Anti‑Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities, comm...

Litani River Conflict: Lebanon, Qasmiyeh Bridge & West Asia

Litani River Conflict: Lebanon, Qasmiyeh Bridge & West Asia

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...

Global Terrorism Index 2026: IEP Report, India Ranking & Terrorism Trends

Global Terrorism Index 2026: IEP Report, India Ranking & Terrorism Trends

Why in news? The Institute for Economics and Peace released the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026. The report measures the impact of terrorism worldwi...

Lipulekh Pass: Indo-Tibetan Trade, Kailash-Mansarovar & Uttarakhand

Lipulekh Pass: Indo-Tibetan Trade, Kailash-Mansarovar & Uttarakhand

Why in news? India announced plans to reopen the Lipulekh Pass for cross‑border trade with China in June 2026 after a six‑year hiatus caused by th...

South Sudan Conflict: Akobo Region, SPLA-IO & Jonglei State

South Sudan Conflict: Akobo Region, SPLA-IO & Jonglei State

Why in news? Fighting erupted in March 2026 between government forces and opposition groups over control of Akobo, a town in north‑eastern South Sud...

Diego Garcia Missile Attack: Chagos Archipelago, US-UK Base & Indian Ocean

Diego Garcia Missile Attack: Chagos Archipelago, US-UK Base & Indian Ocean

Why in news? On 21 March 2026 media reports claimed that Iran had launched two intermediate‑range ballistic missiles towards Diego Garcia, a remote ...

IOS SAGAR Initiative: Indian Navy, Maritime Security & MAHASAGAR

IOS SAGAR Initiative: Indian Navy, Maritime Security & MAHASAGAR

Why in news? On 16 March 2026 the Indian Navy commenced the second edition of the Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR initiative. Training sessions were hel...

USCIRF Report: India-US Relations, Religious Freedom & Diplomacy

USCIRF Report: India-US Relations, Religious Freedom & Diplomacy

Why in news? India rejected the 2026 annual report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, saying it presented a biased and selecti...

Iraq Country Profile: Tigris, Euphrates & Middle East Geography

Iraq Country Profile: Tigris, Euphrates & Middle East Geography

Why in news? On 12 March 2026 a U.S. Air Force KC‑135 Stratotanker aircraft crashed in western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury. All six crew members...

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