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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Philippines, on 16–17 November 2026.

The eighth edition of the India–Myanmar Naval Exercise (IMNEX-26) commenced on 10 November 2026 at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in collaboration with Norway's SINTEF and the Research Council of Norway, organised the India–Norway Dialogue on "Waste to Resource Solutions in the Cement and Construction Sector" on 10 November 2026 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

The 30-year Ganges Water-Sharing Treaty signed between India and Bangladesh in 1996 is set to expire in December 2026.

India is hosting the first-ever BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise from October 30 to November 3, 2026, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

India and the United States officially began the fifth edition of the bilateral military exercise Tiger Triumph 2026 with an opening ceremony in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on November 2, 2026.

Recently, a face-off occurred between Indian and Chinese soldiers near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh along the India–China border.

The Fifth Plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will be held in Beijing from October 26 to 29.

The Indian Navy is scheduled to host IPRD-2026 in New Delhi from 3 to 5 November 2026.

The 33rd edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX-2026) began in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on 21 October 2026.