September 10, 2026
37 articles published on this date
Modi-Xi meet: Trade, border on agenda during Xi's 24-hour blitz
A short bilateral engagement between the Indian and Chinese heads of government/state was scheduled on the sidelines of a multilateral summit in New Delhi...
Modi to meet Xi, Putin in back-to-back diplomacy at BRICS sidelines
Back-to-back bilateral engagements with the Chinese and Russian leaderships were scheduled on the sidelines of a multilateral summit hosted in India. The...
Amid global crisis, top leaders to attend BRICS summit this weekend
Heads of state and government from BRICS member and partner countries, along with the United Nations Secretary-General, were confirmed to attend a BRICS...
India-Azerbaijan ties could accelerate key INSTC missing link: Expert
A meeting between India's Prime Minister and Azerbaijan's President has renewed discussion on accelerating a key missing rail link in the International...
China confirms Xi to visit India after 7 year gap; trade, normalisation on agenda
China confirmed that its President would visit India for the 18th BRICS Summit, marking his first visit to the country in seven years and the first since...
Campaign for Survival and Dignity condemns tribal ministry’s latest stand on removing forest dwellers’ consent for diversion of forests
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) issued a memorandum stating there is no provision requiring Gram Sabha consent for Stage-II forest clearance under the...
Chinese President Xi Jinping to arrive Saturday for BRICS, meet PM Modi before leaving Sunday
Chinese President Xi Jinping is arriving in New Delhi to attend the BRICS Leaders' Summit and hold a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister, before...
Not just Su-57: What is on President Putin’s defence agenda as he visits India
Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting India for bilateral talks with the Prime Minister and to attend the BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi. Russia...
BRICS Summit: Xi Jinping, Putin, Pezeshkian among global leaders attending New Delhi meet – Full list
Global leaders, including the President of the Russian Federation, the President of the People's Republic of China, and the President of Iran, began...
PM Narendra Modi asks space-faring nations to choose co-operation over confrontation
The Prime Minister addressed the first International Space Summit in Paris on 10 September 2026 via video conference, at the invitation of the French...
India-Canada trade deal by the end of the year, Canadian High Commissioner Cooter says
Canada's High Commissioner to India confirmed that the India-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations are on track for...
India's new industrial revolution takes shape across space, chips, data centres and solar
India's industrial policy has converged on four strategic sectors — space, semiconductors, data centres, and solar manufacturing — through a combination of...
JD(U)'s Sanjay Jha flags Bihar's water concerns, opposes renewal of Ganga water treaty with B'desh
The 1996 India-Bangladesh Ganga Waters Treaty, which governs dry-season sharing of Ganga water at the Farakka Barrage, is set to expire on 12 December 2026...
Brics turns 25: How a Goldman Sachs acronym became a global power bloc
The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi coincides with 25 years since the term 'BRIC' was first coined, marking the grouping's evolution from an...
Xi Jinping's India visit to help diplomatic thaw, but business ties bound by suspicion
China's President arrived in New Delhi for the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit (September 12-13, 2026), his first visit to India in seven years, hosted under...
Brics Summit 2026: PM Modi says 'all set'; Putin to arrive in few hours - top developments
The 18th BRICS Summit convened in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026, with India holding the rotating BRICS Chairmanship for the year Heads of state and...
China confirms Xi Jinping's India visit for Brics summit on September 12-13, first trip in 7 years
China confirmed that President Xi Jinping will visit India for the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026 — his first visit to India in...
August 2026 joint hottest month on record: Copernicus
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported that August 2026 tied with July 2023 as the hottest month globally on record, with a global average...
UN chief to stress multipolarity, UNSC reforms at BRICS Summit in India
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been invited to address the Open Session of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on the theme 'Resilience...
Bamboo mass flowering and die-off can trigger ecological crisis and wildlife conflict, study warns
A study by the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi, Thrissur, published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, warns that synchronous bamboo...
BRICS
BRICS has grown from an informal four-country grouping into an 11-member bloc with standing financial institutions and a structured annual coordination...
Fueling the Blue Economy
The Union Budget allocated a record ₹2,500 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in the Budget Estimates for 2026–27, up from ₹2,465...
Petrochemical industry emissions could rise 50% by 2050: Study
A study published in Nature Sustainability projects global petrochemical industry emissions could rise about 50% by 2050 under a business-as-usual...
Centre tells SC it is open to tougher labels on packaged foods high in sugar, salt or fat
The Centre informed the Supreme Court that it is open to introducing tougher front-of-pack warning labels on packaged foods that are high in added sugar...
BRICS 2026: From bigger to better? The New Delhi summit may put trade, tech and energy in focus
India is hosting the BRICS Summit in New Delhi under its 2026 chairmanship, with the expanded 11-member grouping on the agenda. The summit's discussion...
BRICS Summit in New Delhi: The grand finale is India's moment to navigate a bigger, and more divided bloc
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on September 12-13, 2026, preceded by a BRICS Business Forum on September 11....
The BRICS trade boom has a $226 billion hole for India
India's trade deficit with BRICS countries widened to $226.1 billion in FY2026, according to a trade research report, up from $74.5 billion in FY2021. Total...
Bilats, brush-bys, pull-asides: The secret art of summitry at BRICS
The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi is expected to feature a mix of formal bilateral meetings, informal 'pull-asides,' and corridor conversations among...
9th ASEAN–India Ministerial Meeting Reaffirms Commitment to Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Resilient Value Chains
The 9th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (AIMMAF) was held in New Delhi, co-chaired by the Philippines' Secretary of Agriculture...
Can husband be tried for marital rape if law says not offence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of petitions on the constitutional validity of the marital rape exception, and posed the specific question of whether a...
Diplomacy tightrope, economic heft test await India at Brics summit
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit on September 12–13, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, under its 2026 BRICS chairship. The...
Cabinet approves eight railway multi-tracking projects costing ₹20,804 crore
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved eight railway multi-tracking projects at a combined estimated cost of ₹20,804 crore, spanning 31...
UN nuclear watchdog board reports Iran to UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years
The International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-member Board of Governors adopted a resolution reporting Iran's nuclear non-compliance to the UN Security...
Ex-officials say Census data must be confidential amid concerns over potential NPR, NRC links
Former census and administrative officials have called for strict confidentiality safeguards around upcoming Census data, citing concerns over its potential...
BRICS Summit: How it started, expanded and grew into an 11-nation bloc with 40% of global GDP
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026, marking India's fourth term as BRICS chair (after 2012, 2016 and 2021). The...
Ministry by ministry, India’s forest rights regime is fraying
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has stated that the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 and its implementing rules contain 'no provision for obtaining consent of...
US-Iran War shadow over BRICS Summit? Can host India bridge divisions in the Middle East?
An ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, and its effects on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, formed a backdrop to a...