India and the World 9: The EU Reset and the FTA Season
India-EU relations explained — the relaunched FTA talks, the EFTA TEPA with its $100 billion investment pledge, TTC, connectivity and IMEC.
International Relations for UPSC – treaties, groupings, neighbourhood policy and geopolitics explained with maps.
India-EU relations explained — the relaunched FTA talks, the EFTA TEPA with its $100 billion investment pledge, TTC, connectivity and IMEC.
One-stop cheat sheet of UN, IMF, WTO, WHO headquarters, establishment years and flagship reports for UPSC, SSC and Banking prelims. Verified facts, exam-ready tables.
The 18th BRICS Summit has closed in New Delhi - the 140-para Delhi Declaration, Pahalgam named, China handed 2027: every exam outcome, revision-ready.
International Relations This Week: Key UPSC Developments Sept 8-14, 2026 Lead answer: The week of September 8–14, 2026 belonged to the 18th BRICS…
BRICS Summit 2026 New Delhi: Outcomes and Declaration Explained The 18th BRICS Summit was hosted by India at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12–13…
US-Iran standoff keeps Hormuz closure threats alive - and India imports ~85% of its crude. The chokepoint math, shock chain and buffers, decoded.
The 18th BRICS Summit meets in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026 under India's chairship - theme, members, agenda and the de-dollarisation debate, explained.
UNGA 81 is underway - theme, the new Assembly President, India's UNSC-reform and Global South priorities, and Jaishankar's 26 September statement, explained.
The PCA rules the Indus Waters Treaty remains in force; India calls the award void and keeps abeyance - treaty mechanics and end-states, explained.
Iran's President Pezeshkian is in Delhi for the BRICS Summit - his Modi talks, Iran's trade message, and India's Chabahar balancing act, explained.
The UAE Crown Prince leads his country's BRICS delegation in Delhi - five years of CEPA, a $100 billion trade target, IMEC and a 3.5-million diaspora, explained.
Xi Jinping is in India after seven years for the BRICS Summit - the Modi-Xi bilateral, the post-Galwan reset, and the frictions still unresolved, explained.
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