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The meeting is being held at India’s invitation and will continue the discussions held by Quad ministers in Washington, D.C. on 1 July 2025. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the ministers will exchange views on advancing Quad cooperation, review progress on ongoing initiatives, and discuss recent developments in the Indo-Pacific and other international issues of mutual concern.
According to the report, Jaishankar and Yermekbayev discussed the SCO’s initiatives and activities as well as key regional and global issues. The wording is brief, but the context is important. The SCO has become one of the central multilateral platforms connecting South Asia, Central Asia, Russia, China and the wider Eurasian region. For India, such engagement matters because Central Asia remains important for energy security, trade routes, counter-terrorism cooperation and long-term connectivity planning.
The visit comes at a sensitive but promising moment. India and Canada have gone through a difficult diplomatic phase in recent years, and trade negotiations had slowed during that period. The renewed CEPA push indicates that both sides are now trying to rebuild economic confidence through structured engagement, sectoral cooperation and high-level political signalling. Reuters reported that Goyal will lead a delegation of about 150 Indian industry leaders and hold meetings with Canadian ministers, business leaders and industry groups in Ottawa and Toronto.
. The order, issued through the Land & Development Office under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, directs the club to hand over its 27.3-acre property at 2, Safdarjung Road by 5 June 2026. The official reason given is that the land is required for strengthening defence-related infrastructure and other vital public security purposes.
India’s assistance to Afghanistan has consistently avoided narrow political framing and focused instead on the needs of ordinary Afghan citizens. Food, medicines, vaccines, disaster relief materials and development support have formed the core of New Delhi’s outreach. This latest consignment fits that larger pattern: India is helping keep essential health services alive in a neighbouring country where public welfare systems remain under pressure.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, reflecting the increasing political and commercial importance being attached to the India-Cyprus relationship. The timing is important because President Christodoulides is on a State visit to India from 20 to 23 May 2026, a visit that follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to Cyprus in June 2025.
The upgraded partnership shows that India and Italy are no longer looking at each other only through the lens of traditional diplomacy or cultural familiarity. The new framework places defence, trade, technology, critical minerals, maritime security, innovation, mobility and global governance at the centre of the relationship. In simple terms, the two countries are trying to build a partnership suited to the next decade rather than merely celebrate historical goodwill.
The protocol was signed by Dr. Senthil Pandian C., Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the WTO, on behalf of India. Ethiopia was represented by Tsegab Kebebew Daka, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva. After the signing ceremony, the protocol and its annexes were formally handed over and deposited with the WTO Secretariat.
The agreement was signed recently in Oslo and is aimed at bringing advanced international expertise into India’s highway planning, tunnel construction, slope stability analysis, slope monitoring and institutional capacity building. According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the collaboration will help NHAI strengthen technical capabilities for developing National Highways to global standards, especially in geologically sensitive and challenging terrains.
One of the most important outcomes was the signing of an MoU to establish a Joint Working Group on counter-terrorism. This reflects the growing convergence between India and Cyprus on security challenges, particularly at a time when both nations recognise the need for stronger international cooperation against terrorism, radical networks, organised crime and security threats that cross national borders. The mechanism is expected to give both sides a structured platform for dialogue, coordination and exchange of expertise.
