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.
Wed, 23 Apr 2025
- The Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by the Prime Minister on 23 April 2025, decided to hold the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 in abeyance, close the Integrated Check Post Attari, cancel SVES visas for Pakistani nationals, declare Pakistan's defence advisers persona non grata and cut High Commission strength to 30, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced.
- India and South Africa held the second session of the Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment (JWGTI) in Pretoria on 22–23 April 2025, co-chaired by Economic Adviser Priya Nair of the Department of Commerce.
Tue, 22 Apr 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman co-chaired the second meeting of the India–Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council in Jeddah on 22 April 2025; the PM cut short his two-day visit after the Pahalgam attack.
- Union Power Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated electromechanical works at the 900 MW Arun-3 project in Nepal and witnessed a POWERGRID–Nepal Electricity Authority MoU on cross-border transmission on 22 April 2025.
- India nominated M. Revathi, Joint Wireless Advisor at the Department of Telecommunications, as its candidate for Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union, it was announced on 22 April 2025.
Mon, 21 Apr 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US Vice President J.D. Vance and his family on 21 April 2025, and the two welcomed significant progress in negotiations for an India–US Bilateral Trade Agreement.
- Maldivian Coast Guard Ship MNDF Huravee set sail for the Maldives on 21 April 2025 after the Indian Navy completed her maiden Normal Refit at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
Sun, 20 Apr 2025
- An Indian Air Force contingent reached Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE to take part in Exercise Desert Flag-10, a multinational air combat exercise scheduled from 21 April to 8 May 2025, the Defence Ministry said on 20 April 2025.
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began an official visit to the USA and Peru on 20 April 2025, covering the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings and G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings, followed by her maiden visit to Peru.
Fri, 18 Apr 2025
Thu, 17 Apr 2025
- On 17 April 2025 UNESCO added 74 documentary heritage collections to its Memory of the World Register, including India's manuscript collection of the Bhagavadgītā and the manuscript of Bharatamuni's Nāṭyaśāstra, taking the total to 570.
- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh co-chaired the 24th India–UK Defence Consultative Group meeting with UK Permanent Under Secretary David Williams during a visit to London on 16–17 April 2025.
- INS Sunayna, on deployment to Africa as Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR, arrived at Nacala Port, Mozambique, on 17 April 2025, after taking part in the inaugural session of exercise AIKEYME 25 at Dar-es-Salaam.
- BRICS agriculture ministers met in Brasília on 17 April 2025 and agreed to launch the BRICS Partnership for Land Restoration, in line with the UNCCD framework; Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan represented India.
Wed, 16 Apr 2025
- The sixth edition of the India–Uzbekistan joint military exercise DUSTLIK began at the Foreign Training Node, Aundh (Pune), on 16 April 2025 and is scheduled till 28 April.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a telephone call from Finnish President Alexander Stubb on 16 April 2025; they reviewed cooperation in digitalisation, sustainability and mobility.
Tue, 15 Apr 2025
- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh visited Rome on 14–15 April 2025, called on Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto and co-chaired the 11th India–Italy Joint Defence Committee meeting; SIDM and AIAD signed an MoU.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen spoke by phone on 15 April 2025, reviewed the Green Strategic Partnership launched in 2020, and looked forward to meeting at the 3rd India–Nordic Summit in Norway.
Mon, 14 Apr 2025
Sun, 13 Apr 2025
- The maiden Africa India Key Maritime Engagement (AIKEYME) exercise, co-hosted by India and Tanzania with eight other African nations, was inaugurated at Dar-es-Salaam on 13 April 2025 onboard INS Chennai.
- Markus Söder, Minister-President of the German state of Bavaria, called on Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh in New Delhi, with both sides discussing cooperation in areas such as AI, quantum, biotechnology and green hydrogen.
Sat, 12 Apr 2025
Fri, 11 Apr 2025
- The fourth edition of the India–US tri-service HADR amphibious Exercise Tiger Triumph, held from 1 to 11 April 2025, culminated with a Distinguished Visitors' Day at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, on 11 April.
- India hosted the 8th meeting of the AITIGA Joint Committee and related meetings at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, from 7 to 11 April 2025, as part of the review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement.
- Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani in New Delhi on 11 April 2025 to discuss trade and investment under the India–Italy Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029.
Thu, 10 Apr 2025
- Tahawwur Hussain Rana, an accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks case, was extradited from the United States and formally arrested by the National Investigation Agency on arriving in New Delhi on 10 April 2025.
- On the second day of her visit to Slovakia on 10 April 2025, President Droupadi Murmu addressed the Slovakia-India Business Forum in Bratislava and was conferred an Honoris Causa doctorate by the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra.
Wed, 09 Apr 2025
- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan led India at the 3rd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministerial Meeting (BAMM) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 9 April 2025.
- On 9 April 2025, in the first visit by an Indian President to Slovakia in 29 years, President Droupadi Murmu held talks with President Peter Pellegrini in Bratislava and witnessed the exchange of two MoUs.
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves held the 13th India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue in London on 9 April 2025 and adopted a Joint Statement.