✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS*
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1. Director General of Confederation of Indian Industry, Chandrajit Banerjee said that India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement is an important step in strengthening India’s economic engagement with a key partner in the Gulf.
2. Union Ministers Amit Shah, Dr S Jaishankar and Jagat Prakash Nadda congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being conferred with the First Class of the Order of Oman, the highest civilian honour of Oman.
PM Modi congratulates Indian schooling system in Oman for completing 50 years.
3. In Bangladesh, tensions flared in Rajshahi today after police stopped a protest march heading towards the office of the Assistant High Commission of India, triggering brief clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement personnel.
4. India and the Netherlands highlighted their shared commitment to a free, open, inclusive and rule-based Indo-Pacific region. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Netherlands Foreign Minister David van Weel also reaffirmed the strong and growing defence partnership between the two countries.
5. Indian Coast Guard Detains 35 Bangladeshi Fishermen for Illegal Entry into Indian Waters.
6. India summoned Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to New Delhi, Riaz Hamidullah, expressing strong concern over the deteriorating security environment in Bangladesh and specific threats surrounding the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.
7. Pakistan extends ban on Indian airlines, aircraft from using its airspace till January 24.
8. China Eastern Airlines is set to launch daily non-stop flights between Delhi and Shanghai from 2 January 2026.
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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. US President Donald Trump has asserted that tariffs will remain a central pillar of his economic policy. In his year-end address last night, Trump repeatedly credited tariffs for spurring investment, factory construction and job growth, framing import duties as a permanent tool to reshape global trade rather than a short-term negotiating tactic.
2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a 35 billion dollars gas deal with Egypt.
3. India and Saudi Arabia signed a bilateral visa waiver agreement in Riyadh to facilitate official travels and boost bilateral exchanges under the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council.
4. Venezuela’s government has ordered its Navy to escort ships carrying petroleum products from port, escalating the risk of a confrontation with the US.
5. The United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) has strongly condemned the hours-long load shedding, dangerously low electricity voltage, and the continued collapse of internet and mobile services across Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The party expressed solidarity with the people amid a shutter-down strike in the Rawalakot region of Poonch district in PoK.
6. Saudi Arabia alone has deported 24,000 Pakistanis over allegations of begging, while the UAE has imposed visa restrictions on most Pakistani citizens, citing concerns that some were “getting involved in criminal activities” after arriving in the country.
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