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1.The September 12-13 summit in New Delhi will bring together the expanded Brics grouping at a time when trade tensions, supply-chain disruptions, geopolitical conflicts and rapid technological change are reshaping the global economy. India, which assumed the Brics chairship on January 1, is seeking concrete cooperation in trade, cross-border payments, supply chains, technology and artificial intelligence, energy, development finance and global governance reform. https://www.firstpost.com/business/brics-agenda-trade-payments-ai-india-2026-14042361.html 2.The Himalayan region faces severe risks from future glacial floods, a senior U.N. official has warned, as the death ‌toll from last week's flood in Nepal, triggered by a glacier's collapse, surpassed 1,000.Not only is the hydroelectric power that many depend on threatened, but entire riverbanks where millions live might become effectively uninhabitable. "Technology cannot move fast enough to prevent loss along these massiv...

 1.Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah said last week’s deadly Himalayan flood was “not an ordinary” event but driven by climate change, as he demanded international action.Catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border has killed hundreds and left thousands more missing. Rescuers in Nepal are racing to free hundreds of workers thought to be trapped in hydropower site tunnels that were buried in mud.The number of Indian nationals rescued in the wake of the devastating flash floods stands at 158, the Ministry of External Affairs said, as India stepped up its relief and rescue efforts in coordination with Nepalese authorities. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/nepal-flash-floods-live-updates-death-toll-persons-missing-rescue-relief-september-1-2026/article71413472.ece 2.Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have arrived in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek for the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...

 1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders are set to meet in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, today for the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.The two-day summit, being held on August 31 and September 1, will take place as the grouping marks 25 years of its existence.  https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/sco-summit-bishkek-pm-modi-xi-putin-other-world-leaders-kyrgyzstan-sco-summit-agenda-2983289-2026-08-31 2.The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 788 on Sunday (August 30, 2026), with more bodies being recovered, even as more than 2,500 people are still missing. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) further said that at least 2,502 people are still missing, while 9,435 people were rescued from flood-hit areas so far. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/nepal-flash-floods-live-updates-death-toll-rescue-operation-missing-person-tibet-border-...

1.Kathmandu:At least 165 people have been killed in Nepal and Tibet, and hundreds, including large numbers of foreign tourists, remain missing after flash floods hit the countries' Himalayan border region, with parts of India also at risk. The deadly flooding was set off by an enormous chunk of mud and debris snapping off from the banks of the Lhende River, which runs between China and Nepal.  https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/villages-wiped-out-aerial-video-shows-devastating-aftermath-of-nepal-floods-11964351 2.The Trump administration has either planned or set in motion a series of measures on US visas that analysts say are aimed at deterring American employers from hiring foreign workers and making immigration to the country more difficult. The measures range from steep new fees on H-1B applications and visa extensions to higher minimum wages, and stretch to the student work programme and, potentially, to green-card queues. https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-explainers/us-h-1b-visa...

 1.Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to attend next month's BRICS summit in New Delhi with a ‌large delegation, three sources said, in what would be his first visit in seven years and a fresh sign of a thaw between the rivals.India is hosting the September 12 to 13 summit, where Xi's presence would be watched less for the BRICS agenda than for what it signals about Beijing and New Delhi's efforts to stabilise relations after deadly border clashes in 2020. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-likely-visit-india-with-big-delegation-first-time-seven-years-2026-08-24/ 2.India is stepping up its global economic outreach, with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal set to visit six major economies — the US, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Argentina and Chile — in the coming weeks, people aware of the development said. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sitharaman-goyal-commerce-secretary-t...

 1.The US-India trade agreement is “almost” finalised in principle, with legal and technical language being worked out before the deal is concluded, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Saturday. Speaking at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum, Gor said the remaining work largely involved reconfiguring parts of the agreement's text.“The trade deal is, in principle, almost everything is done,” he said, adding that the time taken to finalise it was due to the legal and technical language that still needed to be sorted out. https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/india-us-trade-deal-almost-done-as-final-legal-details-are-worked-out-sergio-gor-14013113.html 2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India can emerge as a global leader in the space sector, calling on private players to build an ecosystem capable of attracting global talent and investment while reaffirming government’s commitment to innovation. In an interaction with CEOs and founders of 20 private space firms,...