Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh represented India at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 20 October 2026.
"Guided by the philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, India aspires to become a nation that combines prosperity, knowledge & strength with a commitment to global peace and the well-being of humanity," said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh while addressing the Indian diaspora in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on October 20, 2026. He emphasised that India's economic transformation, reform-driven governance, technological advancement and growing global stature under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership are paving the way towards the realisation of this vision.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States to make concerted efforts to dismantle the entire ecosystem of terrorism, describing the menace as one of the gravest threats to peace and development. He was addressing the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of SCO in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on October 20, 2026.
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has said that India's nuclear programme is dedicated to peaceful purposes and not warfare, reaffirming the vision that has guided the country's nuclear journey since its inception.
France has imposed new overnight curfews in Paris and threatened a "massive" police deployment ahead of Saturday's planned demonstrations.
The French authorities will deploy military personnel to support police during large-scale protests planned for Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Tuesday.
China's Foreign Ministry (FM) and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Tuesday voiced opposition to a US ban on federal civilian agencies procuring or using products and services developed by Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek, criticizing Washington's use of national security as a pretext to suppress Chinese companies and pledging to firmly safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.
China on Tuesday expressed strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to US' ban of Chinese company DeepSeek from government systems, vowing to take all necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests in response to any action that substantively harms China's interests, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said.
On October 19, 2026 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met the press in Sofia jointly with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova and shared his four impressions from the Eurasian tour.
"On October 19, Albertans made a clear choice. They chose unity, to build together, and to take care of each other.
Australia and Indonesia have successfully concluded Exercise Keris Woomera, the Australian Defence Force's largest overseas training activity for 2026.
Following the historic signing of the Papua New Guinea-Australia Mutual Defence Treaty, known as the Pukpuk Treaty on 6 October 2025, today we announce that from next month eligible Papua New Guineans will be able to apply to join the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced the downing of yet another enemy MQ-9 drone over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Tehran, has emphasized the Islamic Republic of Iran's determination to strengthen strategic cooperation between Tehran and Moscow.
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