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Stealth frigate INS Tarkash makes goodwill port call at Mombasa, Kenya

Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tarkash arrived at Mombasa, Kenya, on 29 September 2026 for a goodwill port call in the spirit of MAHASAGAR.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Egypt Important

INS Sudarshini arrives at Alexandria, Egypt, on its second visit during the Lokayan 26 expedition

On 23 September 2026, the Indian Navy's sail training ship INS Sudarshini arrived at Alexandria, Egypt, its second visit to the port during the 10-month Lokayan 26 transoceanic expedition.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Egypt

INS Trishul concludes port call at Alexandria, Egypt; holds PASSEX with ENS Bernees

INS Trishul, the Indian Navy's guided missile frigate, made a port call at Alexandria, Egypt, from 14 to 17 September 2026 and held a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the Egyptian Navy ship ENS Bernees.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Andhra Pradesh Must know

Colombo Security Conclave table-top exercise concludes at Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam

On 11 September 2026, a three-day Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) table-top exercise on a coordinated response to illicit maritime activities in the Indian Ocean Region concluded at Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Delhi Important

India and Morocco hold inaugural Joint Defence Committee meeting in New Delhi

On 8 September 2026, India and Morocco held the first meeting of their Joint Defence Committee in New Delhi, set up under the defence MoU signed during Rajnath Singh's Morocco visit in September 2025.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Egypt Important

IAF's Sarang helicopter team reaches Egypt for El Alamein International Airshow

On 6 September 2026, the Indian Air Force's Sarang Helicopter Display Team reached Egypt to take part in the 2nd El Alamein International Airshow, held from 8 to 10 September 2026.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Africa Important

Libya's rival institutions sign UN-backed deal for elections within 24 months

Representatives of Libya's rival institutions signed an agreement at the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in Tripoli on 30 August 2026 to hold presidential and legislative elections within 24 months.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Morocco Important

India and Morocco agree to double trade at 7th Joint Commission

MoS Jitin Prasada concluded a visit to Morocco on 25 August 2026 after co-chairing the 7th India–Morocco Joint Commission, where both sides agreed to double bilateral trade in five years.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Africa Important

DR Congo and AFC/M23 agree roadmap under the Doha peace process

DR Congo and the AFC/M23 rebel alliance said in a joint statement on 22 August 2026 that they had agreed a roadmap with sequenced steps and timelines for negotiations under the Doha Framework.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Mauritius Important

India-Mauritius oil and gas MoU; IOCL to meet all Mauritius fuel imports

India and Mauritius exchanged an oil and gas MoU and a five-year IOCL-STC fuel supply agreement on 20 August 2026 during Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri's visit.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Africa Important

Hakainde Hichilema re-elected President of Zambia

Zambia's Electoral Commission on 18 August 2026 declared Hakainde Hichilema re-elected President for a second five-year term with about 60% of the vote.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Egypt Important

Jared Kushner meets Hamas leaders in Egypt to push 15-point Gaza road map that Israel rejected

US envoy Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with Hamas leaders in Egypt on 16 August 2026 to push the US-backed 15-point road map for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which Israel had rejected the previous week.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Africa Must know

India and Southern African Customs Union sign Terms of Reference for Preferential Trade Agreement talks

India and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) signed the Terms of Reference for negotiations towards a Preferential Trade Agreement at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, on 12 August 2026, India's first such ToR with the African region.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Africa Important

Fourth India–Namibia Joint Trade Committee held in New Delhi; trade at USD 592.94 million

The fourth session of the India–Namibia Joint Trade Committee was held in New Delhi on 10–11 August 2026, with bilateral merchandise trade reported at USD 592.94 million in 2025-26 and new working groups agreed on services and health.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Africa

Liberian parliamentary delegation on IBSA-funded South-South peer learning mission meets WCD Minister

Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi met a Liberian parliamentary delegation, including the Women's Legislative Caucus of Liberia, on 11 August 2026 during its IBSA Fund-supported South-South peer learning visit to India.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Africa Important

India and Rwanda hold first Joint Trade Committee in New Delhi

The first session of the India–Rwanda Joint Trade Committee (JTC) concluded in New Delhi on 31 July 2026, setting up a standing mechanism to review trade and investment.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Seychelles Important

ICAR-Seychelles agriculture MoU signed; INS Tarkash and Ikshak conclude Port Victoria call

ICAR and Seychelles' Agriculture Department signed an MoU and a five-year Work Plan (2026-2031) during the Prime Minister's visit to Seychelles, and INS Tarkash and INS Ikshak concluded their Port Victoria port call on 29 June 2026, according to releases of 1 July 2026.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Seychelles Important

PM Modi attends Seychelles' 50th Independence anniversary as Guest of Honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Independence of Seychelles as Guest of Honour on 29 June 2026, the first Indian Prime Minister to attend Seychelles' Independence Day celebrations.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Seychelles Must know

PM Modi holds talks with President Herminie in Victoria; India and Seychelles sign extradition treaty, Seychelles joins CDRI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Seychelles President Patrick Herminie held talks at State House, Victoria, Mahe, on 28 June 2026 during his 27-29 June State Visit; the two sides exchanged agreements including an extradition treaty, a UPI MoU and a Rs 1,250 crore Line of Credit, and Seychelles joined CDRI.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Seychelles Important

Modi becomes first Indian PM to address the National Assembly of Seychelles

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an Extraordinary Sitting of the National Assembly of Seychelles on 28 June 2026, the first Indian Prime Minister to do so.

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🏆 International Awards 📍 Seychelles Important

Seychelles confers 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon' distinction on PM Modi

Seychelles President Patrick Herminie conferred the Presidential Distinction 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon' on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 June 2026, the first time the honour has been bestowed.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Mauritius

PM Modi meets Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam in Victoria

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam in Victoria, Mahe, on 28 June 2026 on the sidelines of Seychelles' Golden Jubilee National Day celebrations, their fourth meeting since Ramgoolam took office in November 2024.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Africa

PM Modi congratulates Abiy Ahmed Ali and Prosperity Party on Ethiopian election win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and the Prosperity Party on 23 June 2026 on their decisive victory in the parliamentary elections.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Mauritius Important

INS Tarkash departs Port Louis after port call, continues South West Indian Ocean deployment

Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tarkash departed Port Louis, Mauritius, on 22 June 2026 after a port call, for further deployment in the South West Indian Ocean Region.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

President Murmu visits Kuno National Park, reviews Project Cheetah

President Droupadi Murmu visited Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on 21 June 2026 and toured its Cheetah Management Area.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Seychelles

INS Tarkash arrives at Port Victoria, Seychelles

Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tarkash arrived at Port Victoria, Seychelles, on 12 June 2026 during its operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 South Africa

India and South Africa agree to scale up cooperation in AI, digital infrastructure and advanced manufacturing

On 3 June 2026, Union Minister Jitendra Singh and South Africa's Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Nomalungelo Gina agreed to scale up cooperation in future technologies, with AI, digital infrastructure and advanced manufacturing as key priorities.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 South Africa Important

South African Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile calls on President Murmu on first visit to India

On 2 June 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, South Africa's Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile, on his first visit to India, called on President Droupadi Murmu, who noted that South Africa was the first country with which India established a Strategic Partnership, in 1997.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Must know

Health Minister Nadda reviews Ebola preparedness after WHO declares outbreak a PHEIC

On 25 May 2026 Union Health Minister J P Nadda reviewed India's preparedness for Ebola, saying no case of Bundibugyo Ebola disease had been reported in India, after WHO declared the African outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

India and Ethiopia sign bilateral protocol for Ethiopia's WTO accession in Geneva

On 22 May 2026 India and Ethiopia signed the bilateral market-access protocol for Ethiopia's accession to the World Trade Organization in Geneva.

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