CURRENT AFFAIRS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held an important bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The two leaders reviewed the significant progress made in bilateral relations over the past five years.

Tata Power Company Ltd has signed commercial agreements with Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd (DGPC) for jointly developing the 1,125 MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project in eastern Bhutan.

The Indian Naval Ship INS Sahyadri recently participated in AUSINDEX 2025, held in the Northern Pacific region. The exercise forms a key component of India–Australia defence cooperation and aims to boost interoperability between the two navies.

The 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30) held in Belém, Brazil, concluded with the adoption of the Global Mutirão Agreement, which calls upon nations to develop two major roadmaps:

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for crimes against humanity linked to the 2024 student-led protests.

President Droupadi Murmu undertook a two-nation State Visit to Angola and Botswana from 9–13 November 2025. She participated in Angola’s 50th Independence Day celebrations and later visited Botswana — marking the first-ever State Visit by an Indian President to the country.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Bhutan and received an audience with His Majesty the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Thimphu. The visit aimed to deepen the long-standing bilateral partnership, review development cooperation, and inaugurate major energy and infrastructure projects.

The 11th edition of the India–Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise, MITRA SHAKTI–2025, is being conducted at the Foreign Training Node, Belagavi, Karnataka. The exercise aims to strengthen interoperability between the armies of both nations in sub-conventional operations under the United Nations (UN) mandate, with a focus on counter-terrorism and peacekeeping skills.

Nepal has extended the survey license deadline for the West Seti Hydropower Project being developed by India’s NHPC. It has also approved work for a direct agreement for another project by SJVN, aiming to facilitate Indian power companies in executing hydropower projects in the Himalayan nation.

Former US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a 28-point peace plan to end the Russia–Ukraine war. The draft, seen by Axios, AFP, and AP, proposes territorial concessions to Russia, Ukraine’s exclusion from NATO, and Russia’s return to the G8.