International Relations Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Fri, 12 Sept 2025
Thu, 11 Sept 2025
Wed, 10 Sept 2025
- The Asian Development Bank and the Government of India signed a $126.42 million loan on 10 September 2025 for sustainable, inclusive and climate-resilient tourism development in the Tehri Lake area of Uttarakhand.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on 10 September 2025, expressed deep concern over the attacks in Doha and condemned the violation of Qatar's sovereignty.
- India hosted the 48th Annual Conference on Oceans Law and Policy (COLP48) in New Delhi, the first time in the conference's nearly five-decade history that it was held in the Indian subcontinent, with MoES Secretary M. Ravichandran giving a keynote on 10 September 2025.
- Responding to a post by US President Donald Trump on X on 10 September 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called India and the US close friends and natural partners and said teams were working to conclude trade negotiations at the earliest.
Tue, 09 Sept 2025
- Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on 9 September 2025 after youth-led protests sparked by a social media ban turned deadly, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security meeting on Nepal the same evening.
- Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia unveiled the UPI–UPU Integration project at the 28th Universal Postal Congress in Dubai on 9 September 2025, linking India's UPI with the Universal Postal Union's Interconnection Platform for cross-border remittances.
Mon, 08 Sept 2025
- India and Israel signed a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) in New Delhi on 8 September 2025, signed by Finance Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Bezalel Smotrich.
- France's National Assembly brought down Prime Minister François Bayrou's minority government on 8 September 2025, voting 364 to 194 against it in a confidence vote over his debt-reduction plans.
- DialogueNEXT, a two-day global conference on agri-food innovation themed 'Take it to the Farmer', opened at the ICAR Convention Centre, New Delhi, on 8 September 2025.
Sun, 07 Sept 2025
- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on 7 September 2025 that he would resign as prime minister and as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, after his party's defeats in elections.
- The Indian Navy Band, embarked on INS Kadmatt, performed at the Military Tattoo in Port Moresby as part of Papua New Guinea's 50th Independence Day celebrations, the Defence Ministry said on 7 September 2025.
Sat, 06 Sept 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on 6 September 2025, reviewing bilateral cooperation, discussing the Ukraine conflict, and thanking him for accepting the invitation to India's AI Impact Summit in February 2026.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on 6 September 2025 that he deeply appreciates and fully reciprocates US President Donald Trump's sentiments and positive assessment of India–US ties.
- At the SCO Trade Ministers' Meeting in Vladivostok on 6 September 2025, India called for a WTO-centred, fair trading system, export diversification and resilient supply chains, and proposed SCO cooperation on e-commerce frameworks.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Guyana's President Irfaan Ali on 6 September 2025 on his resounding success in the General and Regional elections.
- Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and his wife prayed at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya on 6 September 2025, a visit welcomed by PM Narendra Modi.
Fri, 05 Sept 2025
- Thailand's House of Representatives elected Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister on 5 September 2025 with 311 votes, defeating Pheu Thai's Chaikasem Nitisiri.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Dr. Andrew Holness on 5 September 2025 on leading his party to victory in Jamaica for the third consecutive time.
Thu, 04 Sept 2025
- Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Lawrence Wong held talks in New Delhi on 4 September 2025 and issued a Joint Statement on the Roadmap for the India–Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, in the 60th year of diplomatic ties.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a joint telephone call with European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on 4 September 2025, reaffirming commitment to an early India–EU FTA.
- INS Kadmatt, an indigenous anti-submarine warfare corvette, conducted and led the mobile Fleet Review at Port Moresby on 4 September 2025 as part of Papua New Guinea's 50th Independence Day celebrations.
Wed, 03 Sept 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in New Delhi on 3 September 2025, noting that India and Germany are celebrating 25 years of Strategic Partnership.
- China held a massive military parade at Tiananmen in Beijing on 3 September 2025 to mark 80 years since Japan's defeat in World War II, with Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un flanking President Xi Jinping.
Tue, 02 Sept 2025
Mon, 01 Sept 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin on 1 September 2025, discussing economic, financial and energy cooperation and the conflict in Ukraine.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 25th SCO Council of Heads of State in Tianjin, China (31 August–1 September 2025), where member states adopted the Tianjin Declaration strongly condemning the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack.
- Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Trikand called at Alexandria, Egypt, on 1 September 2025 to take part in Exercise Bright Star 2025, a US Central Command exercise hosted by Egypt from 1 to 10 September.
- An Indian Army contingent departed on 1 September 2025 for Fort Wainwright, Alaska, for the 21st edition of the India–USA joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas, scheduled from 1 to 14 September.