September 26, 2026
24 articles published on this date
IMEC Gets Fresh US Backing: India-Middle East-Europe Corridor Still a Work in Progress
On 25 September 2026, at the UN General Assembly in New York, the US President said the US strongly supports the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor...
US-Denmark-Greenland Security Deal: Two New US Bases and the Race for the Arctic
The United States, Denmark and Greenland signed a security agreement on 22 September 2026, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Under...
Removing the Chief Election Commissioner: What the Constitution and the 2023 Law Say
Opposition MPs are preparing a fresh notice in Parliament for a motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. This follows a report that...
Karnataka Rejects the Seventh Western Ghats ESA Draft: What the State Wants and Why It Matters
On September 22, 2026, both Houses of the Karnataka Legislature unanimously passed a resolution rejecting the Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area...
Delhi High Court: Personal Marriage Law Cannot Override the POCSO Act
The Delhi High Court refused to cancel a police case (FIR) against a man accused of an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)...
Cabinet Approves ₹17,167-Crore Outer Harbour at VOC Port, Thoothukudi: Ports, Sagarmala and Port Governance
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA: the Union Cabinet's top committee for economic decisions, chaired by the Prime Minister) approved an outer...
CEC and Election Commissioners as Equals: What the Supreme Court Said About Collegial Functioning
A recent report said the two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, recorded written objections at least 14 times over about 10...
Western Ghats ESA: Residents and Environmental Groups Start Awareness Drive on the Kasturirangan Report
After the Karnataka Legislature's resolution of September 22, 2026 asked the Centre to limit the Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) to notified...
Vedanta Seeks to Revive Niyamgiri Bauxite Mining: The Gram Sabha Precedent and Tribal Rights Explained
The Vedanta Group has asked the Odisha government to reopen the Niyamgiri Hills for bauxite mining. This comes nearly 13 years after the project was shelved...
Bangladesh and the US Sign an MoU on Civil Nuclear Cooperation: IAEA Safeguards, 123 Agreements and Reactor Types
Bangladesh and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU: a written statement of shared intent, not a binding treaty) on 'strategic civil...
AFSPA Extended in Parts of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh: How "Disturbed Area" Notifications Work
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in specified areas of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal...
India's Right of Reply at the UN: Rejecting Pakistan's Kashmir Reference and Warning on Cross-Border Terrorism
India used its Right of Reply (a procedure that lets one country respond to another's speech) at the United Nations General Assembly after Pakistan's Prime...
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye Reaffirm Collective Defence Pact After Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia
Top defence officials of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye met in Riyadh and strongly reaffirmed their commitment to collective defence (a promise to...
Dissent Inside the Election Commission During the SIR: How Voter Lists Are Revised and How the Commission Decides
A recent investigation found that two of the three Election Commissioners put their objections in writing 14 times over about ten months (November to...
India and Bangladesh Hold First Top-Level Talks After 2024: Minorities, Border and River Water Treaties on the Table
The Prime Minister of India and the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government held their first bilateral meeting on 4 April 2025. It took place in...
India and Qatar Upgrade Ties to a Strategic Partnership: Trade, Investment, Tax Treaty and West Asia
India and Qatar signed an agreement raising their relationship to a Strategic Partnership. This happened during the State visit of the Amir (ruler) of Qatar...
India and France Review EPR Nuclear Reactor Plans, Local Supply Chains and the SHANTI Rules
India's Ministry of Power held talks in New Delhi with EDF, the French state-owned energy company, about using EPR (European Pressurised Reactor) technology...
India and Chile Agree to Negotiate a Comprehensive Trade Pact, Sign Copper and Antarctica Deals
India and Chile agreed to start negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). This will be a much wider trade deal than the...
Edible Oil Import Duty Cut Before Festivals: Cheaper Cooking Oil vs Oilseed Farmers
The Centre cut the Basic Customs Duty (BCD, the main tax charged on goods coming into India) on edible oils with effect from 24 September 2026. The duty on...
US and China to Set Up a Communication Channel on AI Incidents
The United States and China have agreed to set up a direct communication channel between their governments to discuss incidents involving artificial...
India-EDF Talks on EPR Nuclear Reactors and Pumped Hydro Storage
India and EDF, the French state-owned energy company, held talks on deploying EPR (European Pressurised Reactor) nuclear technology in India. The...
Revised Model Bilateral Investment Treaty: India Keeps Taxation Out and Keeps the Local Remedies Rule
A revised Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) (the standard template India uses to negotiate investment treaties) is expected to go to the Union Cabinet...
India-US Trade Deal "90% Done": What the Pact and the Quad Mean for India
A senior official of the US State Department (the US foreign ministry) said at a press briefing on 24 September 2026 that the India-US trade agreement is...
India and Australia Work on a Bigger Trade Deal (CECA) and a Bilateral Investment Treaty
India and Australia are working on two new agreements: a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) and a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). The...