India-China High Level Mechanism (HLM)
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will travel to China on a three-day visit ahead of the second informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in India in October 2019.
Kashmir issue
Pakistan Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that a regional conflict could erupt over Kashmir and urged for international intervention to stabilise the situation.
U.S. formally withdraws from INF arms treaty
The U.S. and Russia ripped up a Cold War-era missile pact in a move that raised the spectre of an arms race between the global superpowers.
Ramon Magsaysay award
Indian journalist Ravish Kumar has been awarded the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award for “harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless”.
U.S. to pull out troops if Taliban renounces al-Qaeda: report
U.S. media reported that a proposed peace deal would see the U.S. withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in exchange for promises from the Taliban that it would renounce al-Qaeda.
Consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav
India is examining Pakistan’s proposal to grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, a former Navy officer, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court on espionage and terrorism charges in 2017.
India-U.S relations- Iran issue
White House said that U.S is highly gratified by co-operation from a great friend and partner like India on the Iranian oil sanctions.
Hong Kong protests
China made it clear that it fully backed the local authorities in confronting violent protests and defending the “rule of law”.
Conflicting views pervade BRICS Ministers’ meeting
In a recent BRICS Ministers’ meeting, conflicting views pervades the meeting and failed to achieve its aim of articulating the voice of emerging countries.
New anti-terror clause
A senior government official said that the proposed amendment to the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) that enables the government to designate individuals as terrorists will be used “sparingly”.