International Relations Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Tue, 11 Feb 2025

• PM Narendra Modi co-chaired the AI Action Summit with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on 11 February 2025 and announced that India would host the next summit.
• PM Narendra Modi met President Alar Karis of Estonia on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris on 11 February 2025, their first meeting.

Mon, 10 Feb 2025

• The Fourth India-UK Energy Dialogue, co-chaired by Power Minister Manohar Lal and UK Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband, was held in New Delhi on 10 February 2025.
• The National Archives of India and the National Records and Archives Authority of Oman signed an Executive Programme of Cooperation for 2025-2028 in New Delhi on 10 February 2025.

Sun, 09 Feb 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Fiji's Defence Minister Pio Tikoduadua and South Sudan's Defence Minister Lt Gen Chol Thon Balok in Bengaluru on 9 February 2025, ahead of Aero India 2025.

Sat, 08 Feb 2025

• Union Youth Affairs Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the first-ever BIMSTEC Youth Summit at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on 8 February 2025 and proposed a 'Youth Bridge' initiative.

Thu, 06 Feb 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held his first phone call with new US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on 6 February 2025; the two sides agreed to draft a framework for defence cooperation for 2025–2035.
• The 5th Joint Working Group meeting between the Defence Ministries of India and Spain was held in New Delhi on 6 February 2025, with a focus on technology and armament production.

Wed, 05 Feb 2025

• A US Air Force C-17 aircraft carrying 104 Indian nationals deported from the United States landed at Amritsar airport in Punjab on 5 February 2025, the first US military deportation flight to India.

Tue, 04 Feb 2025

• The 3rd India–Japan Steel Dialogue, organised by India's Ministry of Steel and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), was held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on 4 February 2025.
• On 4 February 2025, in New Delhi, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh said patrolling along the India-China border had been restored to its traditional pattern after disengagement, and recalled that 38,000 sq km of Aksai Chin has been under Chinese control since 1962.
• On 4 February 2025, in New Delhi, Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy met Saudi Arabia's Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef to strengthen cooperation in critical minerals.

Mon, 03 Feb 2025

• On 3 February 2025, in New Delhi, a Russian parliamentary delegation led by State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Sun, 02 Feb 2025

• On 2 February 2025, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed by video message the Maha Kumbhabhishegam of the Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam, a Murugan temple, in the presence of President Prabowo Subianto.

Fri, 31 Jan 2025

• The Department of Youth Affairs announced on 31 January 2025 that India will host the BRICS Youth Council Entrepreneurship Working Group Meeting from 3 to 7 March 2025 on the theme 'Youth Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Growth'.

Thu, 23 Jan 2025

• The Election Commission of India began a two-day international conference of Election Management Bodies in New Delhi on 23 January 2025 on the theme 'Global Election Year 2024: Reiteration of Democratic Spaces, Takeaway for EMBs'.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025

• Maharashtra said on 22 January 2025 that it had signed 54 MoUs worth ₹15.70 lakh crore over two days at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the largest being a ₹3,05,000 crore MoU with Reliance.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025

• The National Security Council Secretariat organised the second meeting of the BIMSTEC Expert Group on Cyber Security Cooperation in New Delhi on 21 January 2025 to frame a five-year Action Plan.
• A two-day international seminar on formalisation and social security for informal-sector workers, hosted by the Labour Ministry and ESIC with the International Social Security Association, concluded at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 21 January 2025.
• TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti inaugurated the three-day South Asian Telecommunication Regulators' Council (SATRC) Workshop on Spectrum in Goa on 21 January 2025, organised by the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025

• Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on 20 January 2025 in the Great Rotunda, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administering the oath.
• India and the Republic of Korea signed an Exchange of Notes in New Delhi on 20 January 2025 for NCERT's project 'Strengthening Vocational Education and Training in Mechatronics in India', the first KOICA-assisted project in India.
• The XXVII International Congress on Glass (ICG) 2025, organised by CSIR-CGCRI, was inaugurated on 20 January 2025 at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata, by Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh.

Sun, 19 Jan 2025

• A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups took effect in Gaza at 11:15 on 19 January 2025, mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States, with a first phase of 42 days.
• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič held a High Level Dialogue in Brussels on 18–19 January 2025, agreeing to work towards a mutually beneficial India–EU FTA.

Sat, 18 Jan 2025

• The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) concluded a Special Capacity Building Programme on Leadership and National Transformation for 29 senior Kenyan civil servants in New Delhi on 18 January 2025.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025

• UNESCO and MeitY concluded a two-day stakeholder consultation on the AI Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) in Bengaluru on 17 January 2025, the second of five planned consultations.

Thu, 16 Jan 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu received Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 16 January 2025, and the two jointly launched a logo marking 60 years of India-Singapore diplomatic relations.

Mon, 13 Jan 2025

• Quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims earmarked for India.

Sat, 11 Jan 2025

• India accepted Nepal's request for 200,000 MT of wheat; Raxaul–Birgunj rail line electrification discussed.