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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - June 2018

Jun 2018

Jul 01, 2025

Suriname's National Assembly Newly-Elected Chairman Ashwin Adhin Takes Oath in Sanskrit

Suriname's newly elected National Assembly chairman Ashwin Adhin took his oath in the Sanskrit language.
He is the second leader in Suriname to take his oath in Sanskrit.
Earlier in 2020, Suriname's President Chandrikapersad 'Chan' Santokhi took oath in the Sanskrit language during his inauguration ceremony.

Jaishankar Attends Quad Meet in US

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was in Washington, DC at the invitation of US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and participated in the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting (QFMM).
During the meeting, the leaders built upon the discussions held during the last QFMM, which took place in Washington, DC on January 21, 2025.

Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra Suspended

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country's Constitutional Court, as it opened a probe into her conduct in a diplomatic spat with Cambodia.
The Constitutional Court with a majority of 7-2 suspended the respondent from Prime Ministerial duty from July 1 until the Constitutional Court has made its ruling. This happened after a group of conservative senators lodged a case accusing Paetongtarn of breaching ministerial ethics during a border row with Cambodia.

Jun 27, 2025

Iran Parliament Passes Resolution to Suspend Cooperation with IAEA

Iran's parliament unanimously agreed to suspend all cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN's nuclear inspectorate, making it harder for an independent expert assessment to be made about the degree of damage inflicted on Iran's three key nuclear sites by the joint US and Israeli bombing.
It also makes it harder for the location of any highly enriched uranium to be known. The vote is a sign that Iran wants to harden its negotiating position on cooperation with the west in the wake of 12 days of attacks mounted by Israel and the US, but supported by European governments only with varying degrees of enthusiasm.

Jun 26, 2025

Raksha Mantri Participates in SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting in China

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh led a high-level Indian delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting held at Qingdao, China. During the meeting, the Defence Ministers discussed a number of issues, including regional and international peace & security, counter-terrorism efforts and cooperation among the Ministries of Defence of SCO member states.
India refused to sign joint statement in the SCO summit
SCO is an inter-governmental organisation established in 2001. India became a full member in 2017 and assumed the rotating Chairmanship in 2023. The SCO membership includes Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran and Belarus, besides India. China assumed the Chair of the SCO for 2025 under the theme 'Upholding the Shanghai Spirit: SCO on the Move'.

Jun 25, 2025

Operation Bashayer Al-Fath, Iran Answers Operation Midnight Hammer

Iran launched Operation Bashayer Al-Fath against the United States in response to Operation Midnight Hammer. As a part of the military operation, Iran attacked the US Al-Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, a day after Washington bombed its three nuclear sites.
The Iranian Armed Forces further stated that the message of this decisive action is clear for the White House that Tehran will not leave its territorial integrity, sovereignty, and national security unanswered under any circumstances.

Jun 24, 2025

China, Pakistan and Bangladesh Hold First Trilateral Meeting

China, Pakistan and Bangladesh held their first trilateral meeting involving senior foreign ministry officials and discussed ways to boost cooperation. The meeting took place in Kunming, the capital of China's southern Yunnan province.
This was the second trilateral dialogue that China launched in India's neighbourhood, following a similar meeting between the Foreign Ministers of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan last month (May 2025).
The meeting in Kunming was attended by China's Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, Bangladesh's Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique and Pakistan's Additional Foreign Secretary Imran Ahmed Siddiqui. Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch took part in the first part of the discussions by video link.

Global Peace Index 2025

The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2025, now in its 19th edition, remains the world's leading measure of national and regional peacefulness. Developed by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the index offers invaluable insight into the peacefulness of 163 countries, covering 99.7% of the global population. In a world experiencing an uptick in geopolitical instability, the GPI serves as a crucial indicator of current global trends in conflict, safety, and militarisation.
The Global Peace Index is an annual quantitative analysis that evaluates peace based on 23 indicators across three main domains:
Societal Safety and Security
Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict
Degree of Militarisation
Top 10 Most Peaceful Countries in 2025 are: Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Austria, Switzerland, Singapore, Portugal, Denmark, Slovenia and Finland.
Iceland has retained its position as the world's most peaceful country since 2008, credited to its low crime rates, stable politics, and lack of military forces.

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