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 1.As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for a stand-alone visit to Israel on Wednesday (February 25, 2026) to upgrade bilateral relations, its timing faces geopolitical headwinds. While defence and security, labour and trade, AI and technology, and IMEC project connectivity will be at the top of the agenda for his meetings with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the outcomes will go beyond bilateral agreements to their symbolism and the message they send to the wider West Asian region. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/modis-israel-visit-faces-geopolitical-headwinds/article70670559.ece#google_vignette 2.Affordable world-class healthcare for all” should be everyone’s mission, President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday, inaugurating the ‘Saving Lives and Building a Healthier Bharat’ campaign, organised by P.D. Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai’s Lok Bhavan. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/affordable-world-class-healthcare-for-all-should-be-mission-president/article70671...

 1.The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said it will halt collections of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT) on Tuesday (February 24, 2026), more than three days after the U.S. Supreme Court declared the duties illegal. The agency said in a message to shippers on its Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) that it will ⁠de-activate all tariff codes associated with President ⁠Donald Trump’s prior IEEPA-related orders as of Tuesday (February 24). https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-to-stop-collecting-tariffs-deemed-illegal-by-supreme-court-on-february-24-2026/article70665806.ece 2.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will pay a three-day visit to India beginning this week, Ottawa said in an official announcement. Carney will spend two days in Mumbai before arriving in New Delhi on March 2 for a bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi that is expected to further cement the relationship that was rock...

 1.India and Washington have decided to reschedule the official meeting over the interim bilateral trade agreement, so that both sides can factor in the implications of the US Supreme Court judgment striking down the Trump administration's tariff hikes, according to reliable sources. A three-day meeting between teams headed by the chief trade negotiators of the two countries was earlier slated to take place in the US on February 23. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/india-us-postpone-trade-deal-meet-after-donald-trumps-tariff-setback-report-11120409 2.India looks forward to engaging with the new government in Bangladesh, Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pranay Verma said on Sunday (February 22, 2026), expressing New Delhi’s willingness to reengage with Dhaka. High Commissioner Verma was speaking with reporters after he met with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, days after Prime Minister Tarique Rahman took oath on February 17. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indian...

 1.The United States and Iran appear closer to a potential military confrontation than at any point in recent years, with diplomacy narrowing and military preparations intensifying. A visible US military surge in the Middle East, renewed nuclear brinkmanship. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/middle-east-on-boil-5-reasons-why-trump-may-attack-iran-anytime-now/articleshow/128561663.cms 2.Speaking on Day 4 of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, French President Emmanuel Macron praised India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI) as unmatched globally, calling it proof that the world has entered a new phase of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven acceleration. Macron said India’s achievements in AI showed how open, interoperable and sovereign digital systems can enable inclusive transformation at scale. https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/india-built-what-no-other-country-could-french-president-macron-at-india-ai-summit-2026-126021900376_1.html 3....

 1.NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday called upon the Indian IT sector to lead not just in service delivery but in building AI products, platforms and solutions that work for India and the world. India's IT sector has been the backbone of our services exports and a key driver of economic growth. AI  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-to-it-firms-go-beyond-services-make-ai-products/articleshow/128487630.cms 2.Five days after the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman, chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday (February 17, 2026). https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/bnp-chief-tarique-rahman-takes-oath-as-bangladesh-pm/article70642822.ece 3.China's Russian oil imports are set to climb for a third straight month to a new record high in February as independent refiners snapped up deeply discounted cargoes after India slashed purchases, according to traders and ship-trackin...

 1.French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday, ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where the two leaders will review the progress made in the India-France strategic partnership. Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were present at the Mumbai airport to receive the French leader. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ai-impact-summit-french-president-emmanuel-macron-arrives-in-mumbai-for-ai-summit-bilateral-talks-11012970 2.The Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP) chairman, Tarique Rahman, the scion of Khaleda Zia, will take oath as Bangladesh's new Prime Minister on Tuesday after leading his party to a forceful victory in the crucial general elections held last week. Breaking with a long-standing tradition, the swearing-in ceremony of the 60-year-old Rehman would be held at the South Plaza of the Parliament Complex rather than at Bangabhaban. https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/tarique-rehman-oath-as-banglades...