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Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Modi co-chairs AI Action Summit in Paris with Macron; India to host next summit
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.
Modi holds first meeting with Estonian President Alar Karis in Paris
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
Fourth India-UK Energy Dialogue held in New Delhi; ASPIRE Phase-2 launched
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.
National Archives of India and Oman's archives authority sign cooperation programme for 2025-2028
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
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Thu, 06 Feb 2025
Rajnath Singh and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agree to draft 2025–2035 defence framework
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.
India and Spain hold 5th defence Joint Working Group meeting in New Delhi
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
Tue, 04 Feb 2025
3rd India–Japan Steel Dialogue held in New Delhi; EU carbon border tax and green steel discussed
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.
Rajnath Singh: patrolling on India-China border restored; 38,000 sq km of Aksai Chin under Chinese control since 1962
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.
G Kishan Reddy meets Saudi Minister Bandar Alkhorayef on critical minerals cooperation
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.
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Tue, 21 Jan 2025
India hosts second meeting of BIMSTEC Expert Group on Cyber Security Cooperation
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.
India-hosted ISSA seminar on social security for informal workers concludes in New Delhi
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 inaugurates SATRC Workshop on Spectrum in Goa
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 sworn in as the 47th President of the United States
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 Korea sign Exchange of Notes for first KOICA-assisted project in India, on mechatronics education
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.
XXVII International Congress on Glass 2025 opens in Kolkata
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
Gaza ceasefire takes effect; first hostages and detainees released and aid surges in
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.
Piyush Goyal and EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič hold first in-person High Level Dialogue in Brussels
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.