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The 14th Meeting of the India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments (HLJTFI) was held in Mumbai and co-chaired by Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, and Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).

On 24 September 2026, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a Political Declaration addressing the existential threats posed by sea-level rise. The declaration recognises the need for continuity of statehood and legal certainty for countries whose territory is threatened by rising seas.

US President Donald Trump announced an agreement involving the United States, Denmark and Greenland, describing it as providing permanent American control over Greenland’s security. The announcement comes after prolonged tensions over his demands to acquire the island.

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.