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Tanker attacks keep Strait of Hormuz shipping risks elevated
UKMTO reported multiple vessels struck by unknown projectiles near the Strait, while Iran separately made broader claims that Reuters said it could not independently verify.
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India and BLEU review trade ties at 19th Joint Economic Commission in Luxembourg
The session covered logistics, renewable energy, fintech, healthcare, agro-food processing, aerospace, research and higher education.
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ADMM-Plus adopts joint statement on Youth, Peace and Security as India proposes an ASEAN defence Youth Bridge
The 13th ADMM-Plus in Cebu paired a regional youth-security statement with India’s call for deeper defence connectivity and capacity building.
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WTO Aid for Trade review marks 20 years and nearly $795 billion in trade-development support
The Geneva review examines how developing economies can use infrastructure, skills and institutions to participate more effectively in global trade.
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India and Mexico formally launch preferential trade agreement negotiations
The terms of reference cover goods market access, rules of origin, customs procedures, trade facilitation, dispute settlement and trade remedies.
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India and Japan push maritime, air-force and defence-industry cooperation at ADMM-Plus
The two defence ministers reviewed mine-countermeasure work, possible naval shipbuilding cooperation, air-force exchanges and plans for the next 2+2 meeting.
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First BIMSTEC Home Ministers' meeting adopts Delhi Declaration on regional security cooperation
The meeting put terrorism, violent extremism, trafficking, narcotics, money laundering and capacity-building at the centre of BIMSTEC's internal-security agenda.
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India says first phase of U.S. trade deal is finalised, but signing still awaits legal drafting
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said the negotiating phase has reached legal drafting; the agreement should not yet be treated as signed or operational.
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India and Canada intensify CEPA talks as bilateral political engagement improves
Canadian readouts say the two sides are advancing comprehensive economic partnership negotiations after a fifth round, while trade and security engagement is being rebuilt in parallel.
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First ASEAN-India Defence Think Tank Forum opens a new track for strategic dialogue
Experts from India and all ASEAN members are discussing maritime awareness, HADR, cyber, space, unmanned systems and defence-industry cooperation.
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IPU adopts emergency resolution on climate disasters and Himalayan resilience with India’s support
The 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly adopted a Nepal-proposed emergency item calling for urgent parliamentary action in the Himalayan region and other vulnerable areas.
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India and UK financial regulators deepen cooperation on capital markets, insurance, pensions and fintech
A joint statement from the fourth Financial Markets Dialogue records regulator-to-regulator work on market development, sustainable finance and financial innovation.
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India raises concerns over U.S. PERM suspensions and stresses the value of talent mobility
New U.S. action affects employer-sponsored permanent labour certification for selected companies; it does not automatically cancel existing H-1B status.
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Tarang Shakti 2026 brings seven foreign air forces and 32 observer nations to Jodhpur
The multinational air exercise runs through 12 October and focuses on interoperability, technology exchange and coordinated air operations.
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India and Ghana sign five-year agricultural research and technology-transfer MoU
ICAR and Ghana’s Crops Research Institute will cooperate on joint research, education, capacity-building and commercialisation of agricultural technologies.
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IMF’s 2026 surveillance review shifts focus toward resilience, spillovers and continuous risk assessment
The Fund’s latest review sets priorities for more tailored policy advice, stronger external-sector analysis and more agile surveillance in a shock-prone global economy.
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India calls for WTO-compliant responses to global trade distortions at G20 meeting
At the Milwaukee trade ministers’ meeting, India argued that action on excess capacity, forced labour and trade distortions should be transparent, evidence-based and consistent with WTO rules.
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India and the Netherlands seek deeper cooperation on horticulture, seeds and farm innovation
Bilateral talks reviewed 25 Centres of Excellence and proposed a seed-sector work plan, while market access and technology cooperation remained part of the agenda.
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India–US trade talks continue, but Washington says a deal is not imminent
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer described discussions with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal as constructive while signalling that unresolved issues still stand between the two sides.
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INS Trishul completes the 24th India–France maritime exercise Varuna
The annual bilateral exercise combined harbour engagements and sea operations, with interoperability and operational learning at the centre of the India–France naval partnership.
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India and Vietnam agree to deepen defence ties and explore co-production of military equipment
The move expands a strategic partnership that already includes training, maritime cooperation and defence exchanges.
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Modi and Xi push business links, but India says border peace remains the foundation of the reset
Trade and travel channels are reopening, yet the relationship still carries a large trade imbalance and unresolved military risk.
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Iran-UAE consensus at BRICS shows how India used the summit to keep a fragile diplomatic channel open
Nearly 100 hours of negotiations and top-level engagement helped produce common language on West Asia despite sharply different positions.
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UN chief backs Security Council expansion and says global institutions must reflect today's world
Antonio Guterres' support gives fresh weight to India's long-running demand for greater representation of developing countries in global institutions.
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India uses BRICS outreach to pitch a disease early-warning system, startup fund and resilience agenda
Modi framed BRICS as a platform for the Global South and proposed practical cooperation in health, logistics, agro-ecology and energy storage.
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Xi pushes a 'Greater BRICS' agenda built around AI, trade and deeper economic integration
China is proposing an AI Open Source Zone, a service-trade forum and tighter supply-chain cooperation as the expanded bloc seeks a larger global role.
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Modi-Pezeshkian talks put safe navigation, seafarers and India-Iran ties at the centre
The meeting links India's Iran policy with maritime security, energy routes and the practical costs of instability in West Asia.
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Saudi Arabia shuts its East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack, raising a new risk for global energy flows
The pipeline is a major bypass around the Strait of Hormuz, so any prolonged disruption matters directly to oil-importing economies such as India.
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BRICS is trying to find common ground on terrorism, global-governance reform and a more multipolar order
The Delhi Declaration is expected to test whether an expanded BRICS can convert broad dissatisfaction with the current system into workable consensus.
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Xi arrives in Delhi for BRICS and a Modi meeting, his first India visit in seven years
The visit marks a cautious diplomatic thaw, but the border dispute, trade imbalance and security mistrust still define the relationship.
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Iran's Pezeshkian arrives for BRICS with a Modi meeting on the agenda
The bilateral will unfold while West Asia tensions, energy security and differences over summit language put extra weight on India's balancing role.
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India and China are arranging a Modi-Xi meeting as BRICS brings the two leaders back to the same table
The planned bilateral could test how far the recent diplomatic thaw can move beyond border management into economic and political cooperation.
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Modi and Putin meet in Delhi with trade, energy and defence at the centre of the agenda
The bilateral comes just before the BRICS summit, with oil, defence ties, nuclear cooperation and trade diversification all in play.