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Clear filtersThe United States formally left the World Health Organization on 23 January 2026. The exit follows an executive order President Donald Trump signed at the start of his second term. The US still owes about US$260 million...
Spain joined India's Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and handed its declaration of accession to the External Affairs Minister. India launched IPOI in 2019 under its SAGAR vision. It is a voluntary, non-treaty platf...
The Numbeo Safety Index 2026 was released covering 304 cities worldwide. Qingdao (China) was ranked the safest city in the world and Mangaluru (Karnataka) the safest in India. India's top five safest cities are Mangaluru...
Music composer Ilaiyaraaja has been chosen for the Padmapani Award at the 11th Ajanta-Ellora International Film Festival in Maharashtra. The award honours his contribution to Indian music and cinema over five decades, in...
India and the UAE signed a long-term agreement under which the UAE will supply 0.5 million metric tonnes of LNG per year, making it India's second-largest LNG supplier after Qatar and strengthening energy security.
The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2026 identified cybersecurity as India's top risk and geoeconomic confrontation as the most severe global threat for 2026.
The UN High Seas Treaty - the Agreement on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) - came into force on 18 January 2026, protecting marine life across more than two-thi...
India and Germany are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2026, relations having been established in 1951; the two countries completed 25 years of their Strategic Partnership in 2025.
The 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus Experts Working Group on Counter-Terrorism, co-chaired by India and Malaysia, was held in New Delhi as part of the 2024-2027 cycle, covering information sharing, operational...
India launched the official website and logo for its BRICS Presidency 2026, coinciding with the grouping's 20th anniversary, under the theme of building for resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability.
India's External Affairs Minister took part in India's first-ever engagement with the Weimar Triangle - a regional political grouping of France, Germany and Poland formed on 29 August 1991 by a joint declaration in Weima...
Brazil handed over the BRICS presidency to India for 2026, and India will host the 18th BRICS Summit. India's chairmanship focuses on four pillars - Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Environmental Sustainability -...
