India–Uzbekistan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: The Prime Minister undertook a State Visit to Uzbekistan to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the India-Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership (2011). During the visit, the two nations elevated their bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The visit comes at a time when stakes are high for India as it actively seeks […]
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Fourth Meeting of the India–Argentina Joint Trade Committee
Fourth Meeting of the India–Argentina Joint Trade Committee: The Fourth Meeting of the India–Argentina Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was held at Palacio San Martín, Buenos Aires. Argentina is a large country occupying the southern part of South America. It shares its borders with 5 countries: Chile (south and west), Bolivia and Paraguay (north), and Brazil, […]
SAFE Defence Fund
SAFE Defence Fund: The Italian government has requested €8 billion ($9.3 billion) from the European Union’s SAFE defence funding programme. The Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument is a joint borrowing scheme backed by the European Union (EU). The regulation setting up the SAFE instrument entered into force in 2025. It is aimed at boosting […]
The UN Mission in South Sudan
The UN Mission in South Sudan: India has strongly condemned a deadly ambush on peacekeepers deployed with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) near Pajut in Jonglei State, which resulted in the death of an Ethiopian Blue Helmet and injuries to several personnel. UNMISS is an ongoing multidimensional United Nations peacekeeping mission operating under […]
India-Japan Maritime Security Pact
India-Japan Maritime Security Pact: India and Japan signed a Memorandum of Arrangement (MoA) on Maritime Security Cooperation during bilateral talks between their Defence Ministers in New Delhi, aimed at deepening defence and maritime security cooperation. The agreement provides a framework for closer cooperation between the Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), including […]
New Development Bank (NDB) : In News
New Development Bank (NDB): In News Iran will soon join the New Development Bank, the development lender established by the BRICS group of nations, central bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said in a state media report published recently ahead of a BRICS finance meeting in India. The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly known as the BRICS […]
Southern African Customs Union
Southern African Customs Union: India and the five-member Southern African Customs Union (SACU) recently signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) to start negotiations for a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), with an aim to conclude the trade talks within a year. Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is an African regional economic organization. It is the world’s […]
Philippines
Philippines: The enhanced southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones have affected more than 3.8 lakh people across eight regions in the Philippines. Philippines is an island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. It is surrounded by the South China (north and west); Philippine Sea (east); Celebes Sea (south); and by the Sulu Sea […]
India and Lesotho
India and Lesotho: India and Lesotho reviewed the full spectrum of their bilateral relationship during the sixth meeting of the India-Lesotho Joint Bilateral Commission for Cooperation (JBCC) held in New Delhi. Lesotho is an enclaved nation that is located with the territory of South Africa. Capital City: Maseru. Geographical Features of Lesotho: Mountainous Lesotho has […]
US -Saudi Arabia Nuclear Deal
US -Saudi Arabia Nuclear Deal: The US and Saudi Arabia signed a landmark Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement governed by Section 123 of the US Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (commonly known as the “123 Agreement”) along with a Bilateral Nuclear Safeguards Agreement, establishing the framework for a 30-year civilian nuclear partnership. The US announced that […]
