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.
Mon, 01 Sept 2025
- A magnitude-6 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan around midnight local time on 31 August 2025 killed more than 800 people in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, and PM Modi said on 1 September that India stands ready to provide aid.
- Ships of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron – INS Tir, INS Shardul and CGS Sarathi – arrived at Port Victoria, Seychelles, on 1 September 2025 during a long-range training deployment.
Sun, 31 Aug 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin on 31 August 2025, their first meeting since Kazan in October 2024.
- The Department of Posts announced on 31 August 2025 that it had completely suspended booking of all categories of mail to the United States, including letters, documents and gifts up to USD 100.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of Myanmar's State Security and Peace Commission, in Tianjin on 31 August 2025.
Sat, 30 Aug 2025
- On 30 August 2025, the second day of his visit to Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met 16 Prefecture Governors and travelled with Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba to Sendai to visit the semiconductor firm Tokyo Electron Miyagi.
- Indian Navy's indigenous anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kadmatt arrived at Port Moresby on 30 August 2025 to take part in Papua New Guinea's 50th Independence Day celebrations.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 30 August 2025 and reaffirmed India's consistent position for a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
Fri, 29 Aug 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba held the 15th India–Japan Annual Summit in Tokyo on 29 August 2025, adopting a Joint Vision for the Next Decade, a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation and a ¥10 trillion private investment target.
- Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said at the valedictory session of the 20th CII India–Africa Business Conclave in New Delhi on 29 August 2025 that India and Africa must work to double bilateral trade by 2030.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba attended the India–Japan Economic Forum, organised by CII and Keidanren, in Tokyo on 29 August 2025.
Thu, 28 Aug 2025
- India and Bhutan signed an MoU on technical cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors in Thimphu, announced on 28 August 2025, and held the first Joint Technical Working Group meeting.
- The 7th meeting of the India–Saudi Arabia Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation was held in New Delhi on 28 August 2025, discussing training, industrial partnerships, maritime cooperation and exercises.
- The Emerging Leaders Panel Discussion under the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) was held at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, on 27–28 August 2025 with delegates from 19 member countries.
Wed, 27 Aug 2025
- An additional 25% US ad valorem duty on products of India, imposed by Executive Order 14329 over India's import of Russian oil, took effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT on 27 August 2025, on top of the duty already imposed under EO 14257.
- More than 700 personnel of the Indian Armed Forces and HQ Integrated Defence Staff are set to take part in the multilateral Exercise Bright Star 2025, hosted by Egypt with the US, from 28 August to 10 September 2025.
- Finland's President Alexander Stubb telephoned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 August 2025 to discuss efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict and India–Finland cooperation.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025
- India hosted its first-ever 3GPP Radio Access Network working group meetings in Bengaluru from 25 to 29 August 2025, where discussions on 6G standardisation under 3GPP Release 20 began.
- Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka visited UIDAI headquarters in New Delhi on 26 August 2025, where India demonstrated Aadhaar and DigiLocker.
- The 5th meeting of the India–South Africa Joint Working Group on Agriculture was held virtually on 26 August 2025, exploring cooperation between ICAR and South Africa's Agricultural Research Council.
Mon, 25 Aug 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in New Delhi on 25 August 2025, issuing the joint statement 'Partnership in the spirit of Veilomani Dosti' and signing MoUs including one for a 100-bed super-specialty hospital in Suva.
- The Government of India and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) signed a Letter of Intent on 25 August 2025 under which India offers WFP the opportunity to supply fortified rice for vulnerable populations in crisis zones.
- Power Minister Manohar Lal and Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto Yoji co-chaired the Ministerial-level India–Japan Energy Dialogue by video conference on 25 August 2025.
Sun, 24 Aug 2025
- On 24 August 2025, the Ministry of Defence announced that Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi had embarked on an official visit to Algeria from 25 to 28 August 2025 to strengthen Army-to-Army cooperation.
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will lead an Indian Parliamentary Delegation at the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Bridgetown, Barbados, from 5 to 12 October 2025, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on 24 August 2025.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025
- The Department of Posts announced on 23 August 2025 that it would temporarily suspend booking of all postal articles to the USA from 25 August, except letters/documents and gifts up to USD 100, after a US order withdrawing the de minimis exemption.
- The 11th round of India–Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) negotiations concluded in New Delhi on 23 August 2025 after six days of talks.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacted on 22 August 2025 with women officers from 15 countries and India attending the UN Women Military Officers Course (UNWMOC-2025) in New Delhi.
- The four-day Regional Workshop on WHO Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Herbal Medicines, organised by CCRAS and WHO-SEARO, concluded at RRAP-Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Mumbai, on 22 August 2025.