October 27, 2026
8 articles published on this date
12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in New Delhi Adopts Joint Declaration on Terrorism and UN Reform
The 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum was held in New Delhi on 26–27 October 2026, at Samvidhan Sadan in the Parliament House complex. It was chaired by the...
UN's 2026 NDC Synthesis Report: Climate Pledges Cut Emissions Only 6% by 2035
The secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) released its 2026 NDC Synthesis Report on 27 October 2026. NDCs...
Form 6 and the SIR Declaration: Why the Election Commission Says the Extra Page Is Not Part of the Voter Form
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken the stand that the additional declaration it attached to Form 6 during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...
Supreme Court Hears Pleas Against the CEC Over SIR Decisions: Election Commission Says Decisions Were Unanimous
On 27 October 2026, the Supreme Court took up petitions against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and decisions taken during the Special...
Government Reviews Capital Gains Tax and STT as Foreign Investors Pull Money Out of Indian Shares
The Union government has started reviewing two taxes on the share market: the long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax and the securities transaction tax (STT)....
China Calls Its Arunachal Patrols "Normal": What the LAC Face-Offs Mean and How Border Peace Is Kept
On 26 October 2026, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said its troops are only doing 'normal' border patrols in the eastern sector of the India-China...
Protests Against the Siang Mega-Dam Turn Violent in Arunachal Pradesh
Protests against the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), a planned 11,200 MW hydropower and water-storage dam on the Siang river, turned...
India at the UN: Veto for All Permanent Members of a Reformed Security Council
On 26 October 2026, India spoke at a United Nations General Assembly meeting on the veto, held as part of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on...