Current Affairs

Exercise Pitch Black

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully concluded its participation in two international flight engagements, including Exercise Pitch Black 2026 in Australia and Exercise Udara Shakti 2026 in Malaysia.

14th BRICS Science, TechnologyMeeting

The 14th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Ministerial Meeting held in Chennai on 21 August 2026. India has chosen “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability” as the theme of its BRICS Presidency in 2026

BRICS ICT Track Meeting

India and Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in telecommunications and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), on the sidelines of the BRICS ICT Track Meeting in Pune

India-UK Defence Consultativemeeting

India and the United Kingdom on 21 August 2026 held the 25th India-UK Defence Consultative Group (DCG) meeting in New Delhi, reviewing ongoing defence and industrial cooperation and discussing ways to further strengthen bilateral military ties.

India-Nepal Joint Working Group

The 14th meeting of the India-Nepal Joint Working Group (JWG) on border management and security was held in Dehradun on August 20-21, 2026.

PhonePe PulsePro

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PhonePe to leverage insights from PhonePe PulsePro, an enterprise data intelligence platform

Rajesh Kumar

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh held bilateral meetings with Armenian Deputy Defence Minister Karen Brutyan and First Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of General Staff Edward Asryan.

Ministry of Defence,

The Department of Defence Production, under the Ministry of Defence, has notified the sixth Positive Indigenisation List, covering 405 strategically important defence items with an estimated business potential of Rs.3,070 crore

Ndia hosted the 12th BRICS Environment

India hosted the 12th BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting in New Delhi on 18 August under its 2026 BRICS Chairship, with environmental cooperation, climate resilience and sustainable development on the agenda.

Open Natural Ecosystems

India on 17 August 2026 launched its first-ever Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs) of India at the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

BRICS Working Group

India on 17 August 2026 hosted the seventh meeting of the BRICS Working Group for Cooperation in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Pune, bringing together delegates from BRICS member countries

Sara Beysolow

Liberian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sara Beysolow Nyanti held bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi during his official visit to India on 13 August 2026.

Embassy of India

The Embassy of India in Nepal and various Nepali government bodies inked Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for the execution of eight projects across the education, health and agriculture sectors utilising Indian grant aid.

India and Namibia

India and Namibia have agreed to deepen trade and economic cooperation, with bilateral merchandise trade rising to USD 592.94 million in 2025-26, from USD 568.40 million in the previous financial year.

16th BRICS Trade Ministers Meeting

India on 7 August 2026 successfully concluded the 16th BRICS Trade Ministers Meeting in Jaipur under its BRICS Chairship 2026, with member countries endorsing a series of

BRICS

India successfully hosted the Second Meeting of the BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group and the Second Meeting of the BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery in Hyderabad

India and Lesotho

India and Lesotho reviewed the full spectrum of their bilateral relationship during the sixth meeting of the India-Lesotho Joint Bilateral Commission for Cooperation (JBCC) held in New Delhi