Current Affair Category: International Relations

BRICS Presidency 2026. On January 13, 2026, India officially signaled the start of its leadership year by launching the logo, website, and theme for the BRICS Presidency 2026. This year holds special significance as it marks the 20th anniversary of the grouping’s inception. ## The Theme: “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability” Unveiled by […]

Why in the News? Final Deadline: There is significant momentum to finalize the deal before the India-EU Summit on January 27, 2026. High-Level Visits: EU leaders, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa, are visiting New Delhi as Chief Guests for Republic Day 2026. Breakthrough Talks: Minister Piyush […]

Cold War 2 (also called Cold War 2.0, Second Cold War, or New Cold War) refers to the heightened geopolitical rivalry in the 21st century, primarily between the United States (and its allies) on one side and China (often backed by Russia) on the other. Unlike the original Cold War (1947–1991), which was largely ideological […]

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards, the force behind the state crackdown The Guards, known as ‘Pasdaran’ in Persian, were founded in 1979 by then Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ‘to propagate the ideas of the Islamic revolution’; it is a powerful parallel military force with up to 2,00,000 personnel and an estimated annual budget of about $6 […]

Why in news ?  Donald Trum has recently declared Muslim Brotherhood as an Terrorist organization . the Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Sunni Islamist political organization, founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna, aiming to establish an Islamic state and society through gradual Islamization, evolving from a movement resisting Western influence to a complex network […]

The term “vassal state” gained attention in January 2026 due to comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. During the meeting in Paris on January 9, 2026, Macron stated that countries like India do not wish to be a “vassal” of anyone, a remark which was interpreted […]

Why in news ? the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen  has recently announced a new Constitution for the “State of South Arabia”. Nearly a decade since its formation, the STC appears closer than ever to achieving its goal of a separate southern Yemen, — or “South Arabia” as it calls the region — independent […]

Why in the News? The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has issued a stern warning regarding the surge in global military spending. This comes at a critical time when US President Donald Trump has proposed a massive 50% increase in the US military budget for 2027, sparking concerns about the diversion of resources from social welfare […]

Soon after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, US President Donald Trump threatened action against two other Latin American nations — Colombia and Mexico — if they failed to reduce the flow of illicit drugs into the US. He added that Cuba, a close ally of Venezuela, “looks like it’s ready to fall” on […]

Why in News ? On January 3, 2026, the United States launched “Operation Absolute Resolve,” a large-scale military strike in Venezuela. U.S. forces (specifically Delta Force) entered Caracas, resulting in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. They were immediately flown to New York to face criminal charges in a U.S. […]