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GS-2RELIGIOUS FREEDOM & ANTI-CONVERSION LAW

Allahabad HC Orders Production of Shamli Man 'Detained' by Father Over Conversion to Islam

Justice Sandeep Jain of the Allahabad High Court passed the habeas corpus order on September 9, 2026, in a petition filed by Ayush Malik's friend, Mohammad Sultan, alleging illegal detention with state complicity - bringing renewed attention to how state anti-conversion laws intersect with adult autonomy in interfaith relationships.

Sub TopicRELIGIOUS FREEDOM, ANTI-CONVERSION LAWS AND JUDICIAL…SourceALLAHABAD HIGH COURT, INDIAN…
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GS-2CIVIL SOCIETY REGULATION & PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY

FCRA Bill's Asset-Seizure Clause Forced the Government Into a Rare Concession - a JPC

The Lok Sabha Secretariat circulated a notice on Friday confirming the JPC's first meeting for September 18, 2026, following the Bill's referral to the committee on August 12 during the Monsoon Session amid opposition demands for its complete withdrawal. A 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee headed by BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal will hold its first meeting on September 18 to scrutinize the contentious FCRA Amendment Bill…

Sub TopicCIVIL SOCIETY REGULATION, PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY AND…SourceLOK SABHA, THE HINDU, PRS INDIA…
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GS-2INDIA-US DIASPORA & IMMIGRATION POLICY

US Moves to Scrap H-1B's 60-Day Grace Period - And India Has No Treaty to Fall Back On

DHS published the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period" in the Federal Register on September 11, 2026, opening a 60-day public comment window. The story gained added political weight in India after the Congress party demanded the government respond to a DHS ad campaign using an AI-generated image of a turbaned man named "Mr. Singh" with the slogans "Get off our roads" and…

Sub TopicINDIA-US RELATIONS - SKILLED MIGRATION, DIASPORA POLICY…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS…
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GS-2MULTILATERAL FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE REFORM

BRICS Flags 'Unilateral' Tariffs, Pushes Local-Currency Payments - But Skips the Word 'De-dollarisation'

The FMCBG joint statement was released on September 11, 2026, immediately preceding the 18th BRICS Summit hosted by India in New Delhi on September 12-13. It follows two rounds of ministerial meetings under India's BRICS chairmanship, in Jaipur in August and Mumbai in September and lands amid ongoing India-US trade tensions and past US tariff threats against BRICS members over de-dollarisation fears.

Sub TopicDE-DOLLARISATION, PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND BRETTON WOODS…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS, PIB…
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GS-2INDIA-EU FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

India-EU Free Trade Agreement Text Forwarded to European Council; Largest FTA for Both Sides

The European Commission forwarded the India-EU FTA text to the European Council on September 11, seeking authorisation to sign what would be the largest trade agreement for both sides, eliminating tariffs on 99% of Indian exports and 96% of EU exports to India. In the same window, the EU dropped a proposed 15% aluminium scrap export duty to avoid complicating the deal's signature and a US White House report labelled Indian…

Sub TopicINDIA'S TRADE DIPLOMACY - FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS, MARKET…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS, PIB…
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GS-2INDIA-RUSSIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Modi Meets Putin on BRICS Sidelines; India Calls for End to Ukraine War, Pushes Bilateral Trade to $100 Billion

Russian President Putin, the first foreign dignitary to arrive for the BRICS Summit, met PM Modi on September 11 to discuss trade, energy and defence cooperation, with both sides agreeing to raise bilateral trade from roughly $65 billion to $100 billion by 2030. The same day, Modi met Iranian President Pezeshkian to discuss the ongoing US-Iran conflict and freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, disrupted since…

Sub TopicINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS / INDIA-RUSSIA STRATEGIC…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS…
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GS-2INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS

BRICS Summit 2026: Modi and Xi Set to Hold Bilateral Talks; China Calls for 'Long-Term' View of Ties

Xi Jinping is visiting India for the first time since 2019, holding bilateral talks with PM Modi during the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13. Beijing has called for handling ties "from a strategic height and long-term perspective," even as Indian and Chinese forces continue to hold forward positions in the Eastern Sector near Taksing in Arunachal Pradesh and India's trade deficit with China stands near $99 billion.

Sub TopicINDIA-CHINA RELATIONS - BORDER MANAGEMENT, TRADE…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS…
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