CURRENT AFFAIRS

Russia is pushing India to consider its advanced S-500 Prometheus air and missile defence system as part of a wider package of defence proposals during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi for the 2026 BRICS Summit.

The 22nd edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026 between the Indian Army and the US Army has commenced to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, enhance interoperability and promote the exchange of military expertise. The exercise is scheduled to continue until 28 September 2026. 

India and Malaysia have commenced the bilateral naval exercise Samudra Laksamana 2026 at Lumut Naval Base, Malaysia.

India and France have further strengthened their long-standing space partnership through three new private-sector agreements covering satellite technology, launch services, space surveillance and microsatellites.

India has joined the United States and 24 other countries in an international initiative aimed at shaping the development and deployment of next-generation 6G telecommunications networks.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced that the German Navy successfully completed a dual operational test of the naval version of the LORA ballistic missile.

Bhutan has become the first country in WHO’s South-East Asia Region to eliminate dog-transmitted human rabies as a public health problem.

India and China held their first Corps Commander-level military meeting in the Eastern Sector at Arunachal Pradesh on September 6, 2026. The meeting is significant as the Corps Commander-level dialogue mechanism, which has mainly focused on the Ladakh sector, has now been extended to the Eastern Sector.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted the “Correct the Map” resolution, calling for greater use of world maps that represent the relative sizes of continents more accurately, particularly Africa.

Argentine President Javier Milei has intensified Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as Islas Malvinas, by announcing plans for tougher sanctions against companies involved in oil development around the British-administered islands.