✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ———————————— 1. PM Shri Narendra Modi interacted with MPs from BRICS nations attending the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in New Delhi and exchanged perspectives on a wide range of issues. 2. In his inaugural address at the Read more
✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ———————————— 1. The 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum begins in New Delhi today on the theme “Fostering Parliaments for People-Centric Development”, with PM Modi to grace the event. Eleven BRICS members and 10 partner countries have been invited; Read more
✈️ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* ———————————— 1. India condemned the attack on a church in Karak, Jordan, in which gunmen opened fire at a funeral, killing nine people and injuring about 40. The MEA said India stands firmly with the government and Read more
✈️ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* ———————————— 1. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called on Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev in Baku and held talks with Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov on trade, investment and energy. He said India and Azerbaijan are ‘independent-minded nations’ that Read more
✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ———————————— 1. After talks between PM Narendra Modi and Polish PM Donald Tusk in New Delhi, India and Poland agreed to double bilateral trade by 2030, set up a Defence Industry Dialogue and a dialogue on counter-terrorism, Read more
✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ———————————— 1. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Reliance Industries’ Jamnagar refinery, the world’s largest single-site refinery, after meeting Gautam Adani and Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran in Mumbai. US Ambassador Sergio Gor said India’s imports Read more
✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ———————————— 1. External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar held talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Mumbai on trade, energy, technology, defence and people-to-people ties, and regional issues including West Asia. Rubio, on his second Read more
✈️ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* ———————————— 1. The India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement comes into force today (20 October), on Vijaya Dashami, giving 100% duty-free access to Indian exports in New Zealand. Both sides aim to double bilateral trade to about ₹35,000 Read more
✈️ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ———————————— 1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will represent India at the 25th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 19–20 October. The meeting will focus on cooperation in trade, investment, connectivity, Read more
✈️ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* ———————————— 1. US President Donald Trump waived key provisions of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, including threatened 100% tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil such as India, citing national interest. Read more