CURRENT AFFAIRS

The United States has indicated that India will be invited to join the US-led Pax Silica initiative next month.

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) has projected that India will grow by 7.4% in the current financial year, driven primarily by strong domestic consumption and sustained public investment.

India’s External Affairs Minister recently participated in India’s first-ever engagement with the Weimar Triangle, holding discussions with counterparts from France and Poland, along with representatives from Germany.

China recently conducted large-scale military exercises around Taiwan under the banner of “Justice Mission 2025”, involving coordinated deployment of army, navy, air force, and missile units.

The drills come amid heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait, following major US arms sales to Taiwan, and reflect Beijing’s increasing use of military signalling and coercive deterrence to assert its sovereignty claims over the island.

Denmark and Greenland have strongly rejected US President Donald Trump’s assertion that the United States needs Greenland “for defence”, calling any attempt to annex or purchase the island unacceptable and absurd.

The United States has launched a large-scale military operation in Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and transferring him and his wife to the US, where they have been charged in New York with drug trafficking and weapons-related offences. The operation marks a dramatic escalation in US–Venezuela tensions and raises serious questions about sovereignty, regime change, and international law.

Bangladesh is currently going through a period of deep political crisis and widespread violence. Against this backdrop, the return of Tarique Rahman, the acting president of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), after 17 years of exile, has given a new twist to the country's politics. However, this development, along with the intensification of anti-India rhetoric, has raised serious questions not only about internal stability but also about regional diplomacy.

Recently, Israel formally recognized the Republic of Somaliland, which declared itself independent, as an independent and sovereign nation.

India’s crude oil sourcing pattern has undergone a significant transformation over the past decade. Once heavily dependent on West Asian suppliers, India has increasingly diversified its oil import basket—most notably with Russia emerging as the largest supplier since 2022. This shift reflects India’s pragmatic energy diplomacy, balancing geopolitical risks, sanctions regimes, and economic imperatives such as cost control and inflation management.

Bangladesh is witnessing widespread political unrest, violence, and institutional disruption amid the return of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman after 17 years in exile. The crisis has been accompanied by rising anti-India rhetoric and the growing influence of Jamaat-e-Islami, raising serious concerns for regional stability and India’s strategic interests.