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, 06 Nov 2024
- On 6 November 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election and later spoke to him by phone.
- On 6 November 2024 at the Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi, Union Minister Jitendra Singh felicitated 21 trainees nominated by the International Seabed Authority after training at NIOT Chennai and NCPOR Goa.
- On 5–6 November 2024 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, the 21st India–US Military Cooperation Group meeting was held, co-chaired by CISC Lt Gen JP Mathew and US INDOPACOM Deputy Commander Lt Gen Joshua M Rudd.
Tue, 05 Nov 2024
- On 5 November 2024 in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu graced the first Asian Buddhist Summit, organised by the Ministry of Culture with the International Buddhist Confederation.
- On 5 November 2024, the Indian Navy held the third edition of MAHASAGAR, a high-level virtual interaction in which CNS Adm Dinesh K Tripathi spoke with heads of navies and maritime agencies of ten Indian Ocean littorals.
- On 5 November 2024, it was announced that ADG (Retd) V D Chafekar, formerly of the Indian Coast Guard, has been appointed the seventh Executive Director of the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre in Singapore for April 2025 to March 2028.
- On 5 November 2024, IREL (India) Limited and Kazakhstan's Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant JSC signed an agreement to set up IREUK Titanium Limited, an Indo-Kazakh joint venture to produce titanium slag in India.
Mon, 04 Nov 2024
- On 4 November 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, the seventh session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly re-elected India as President and France as Co-President for 2024–26.
- On 4 November 2024, at its seventh Assembly in New Delhi, the International Solar Alliance selected Ashish Khanna of India as its third Director General.
- On 4 November 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned the deliberate attack on a Hindu temple in Canada and the attempts to intimidate Indian diplomats.
Sun, 03 Nov 2024
- On 3 November 2024, CDS Gen Anil Chauhan concluded a four-day visit to Algeria (31 October–3 November), during which India and Algeria signed a memorandum on defence cooperation.
- On 3 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi congratulated Duma Boko on his election as the President of Botswana.
Sat, 02 Nov 2024
Fri, 01 Nov 2024
- On 1 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi received a phone call from Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis; they reviewed trade, defence, shipping and connectivity, and discussed IMEEC and West Asia.
- On 1 November 2024, the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group Ministerial Meeting in Belem, Brazil (30 October–1 November) concluded with consensus on the first Ministerial declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction.
Thu, 31 Oct 2024
Wed, 30 Oct 2024
- On 30 October 2024, in Cali, Colombia, MoS Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh released India's updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) at COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, setting 23 national biodiversity targets aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
- On 30 October 2024, the Ministry of Defence said CDS Gen Anil Chauhan would visit Algeria from 31 October to 4 November 2024, attending as Guest of Honour the military parade for the 70th anniversary of Algeria's revolution of 1 November 1954.
Tue, 29 Oct 2024
- On 29 October 2024, Indian Railways signed, via videoconference, a renewed MoU with Switzerland's Federal Department of the Environment, Transport and Communications (DETEC) on technical cooperation, track maintenance and infrastructure modernisation.
- On 29 October 2024, in Cali, Colombia, MoS Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh delivered India's national statement in the High Level Segment of COP16 to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
- The 31st Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) concluded on 29 October 2024 after a harbour phase at Visakhapatnam (23–25 October) and a sea phase in the Bay of Bengal (28–29 October).
Mon, 28 Oct 2024
- On 28 October 2024, PM Narendra Modi and Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez jointly inaugurated the TATA Aircraft Complex for manufacturing C-295 aircraft at the Tata Advanced Systems Limited campus in Vadodara, Gujarat — the country's first private-sector Final Assembly Line for military aircraft.
- On 28 October 2024, during Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez's visit to India (28–29 October), the two sides announced 2026 as the India-Spain Year of Culture, Tourism and AI and a Spanish Consulate in Bengaluru.
- On 28 October 2024, the Commerce Ministry said Piyush Goyal would visit Saudi Arabia on 29–30 October 2024 to take part in the 8th Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh.
Sun, 27 Oct 2024
- On 27 October 2024, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a new Passenger Terminal Building and a Maitri Dwar at Petrapole, West Bengal, built at a cost of ₹487 crore by the Land Port Authority of India.
- On 27 October 2024, Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Talwar arrived at La Réunion (France) as part of her ongoing deployment in the Indian Ocean Region.
Fri, 25 Oct 2024
- On 25 October 2024, in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz co-chaired the 7th India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations under the motto 'Growing Together with Innovation, Mobility and Sustainability'.
- On 25 October 2024, at the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), India's first Mid-Career Training Programme for civil servants from BIMSTEC nations, held from 14 October, concluded with 36 participants.