✈️ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS*
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1. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, addressing Commonwealth leaders and business heads on the sidelines of CHOGM 2026 in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, urged member countries to de-risk and diversify supply chains through shorter, trusted routes, stronger connectivity and local distribution, and to use ISA and CDRI for joint climate action.
2. On the CHOGM sidelines, Jaishankar met Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne to discuss expanding cooperation in trade and investment, renewable energy and food processing, continuing India’s Caribbean outreach after bilateral talks with Guyana, the UK and Australia earlier in the week.
3. Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju reached Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to attend the 6th Haj Conference and Exhibition 2027. He will take part in signing the Bilateral Haj Agreement with Saudi Arabia and review preparations for a smooth, safe and comfortable Haj 2027 for Indian pilgrims.
4. MoS for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada concluded a three-day visit to Hungary after meetings with the Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly and the Science and Technology Minister, and an India–Hungary Business Seminar in Budapest focused on electronics, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, research and emerging technologies.
5. India and Canada are accelerating Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) talks, with Canadian Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu due in New Delhi next week for the sixth round, aiming to conclude the pact ahead of PM Modi’s proposed visit to Toronto and Ottawa on 11–12 December. Key issues include market access for Canadian pulses, services, visas, labour, environment and digital trade, with a goal of more than doubling two-way trade to C$70 billion a year by 2030.
6. India and the European Union concluded negotiations on India’s association with Horizon Europe, the EU’s €93.5-billion research and innovation programme. Once signed and procedures are completed — association is envisaged from January 2027 — Indian researchers and firms can access funding directly and lead Pillar II collaborative projects on health, digital, space, climate and energy.
7. South Africa’s High Commissioner Anil Sooklal said a proposed India–SACU preferential trade agreement, for which terms of reference were signed in August, could become a template for a broader India–Africa trade pact within about a year, with critical minerals among the strategic interests.
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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. Iran has sent the United States a nuclear proposal through Qatar, saying talks will begin only after Washington meets seven demands that Iranian officials say include lifting US sanctions, releasing frozen Iranian assets and war reparations; the full official list has not been published.
2. In Israel, an alliance of Arab political parties and the Arab-led Ra’am party backed Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot as their choice for Prime Minister, giving him recommendations from 67 of the 120 Knesset members.
3. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Japan’s Kanto coast southeast of Tokyo at about 7:39 pm local time. The Japan Meteorological Agency recorded seismic intensity 3 and issued no tsunami warning; there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.
4. US-mediated talks involving Russia and Ukraine are planned for 10–11 November in Abu Dhabi, after President Trump said he had met Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev privately and expected a peace deal soon.
5. Global equity markets, especially technology stocks, saw a sharp sell-off as investors reassessed artificial-intelligence spending and regulation, even as Indian benchmarks rallied on festive buying and foreign inflows.
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