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1.United States President Donald Trump and top tech executives have signed an accord promising greater safeguards for AI...

 1.United States President Donald Trump and top tech executives have signed an accord promising greater safeguards for artificial intelligence amid growing concerns that the frontier technology is exposing humanity to catastrophic risks.Trump announced the voluntary accord on Tuesday after gathering AI leaders at the White House for a luncheon event that reaffirmed his administration’s scepticism of government regulation of the rapidly advancing technology. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/29/trump-top-tech-firms-sign-accord-to-self-police-ai-development 2.Washington:If concluded, the India-US trade agreement would contribute to "better" bilateral ties, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said, while acknowledging that negotiations had taken longer than initially expected due to complex ground realities. He, however, noted that New Delhi and Washington are at a stage in talks where "there is more or less an understanding on the trade agreement". https://www.ndtv.com/...

President Xi Jinping USA visit...

 1.US President Donald Trump treated Chinese President Xi Jinping to a rare personal airport welcome Wednesday, kicking off a pomp-filled state visit aimed at smoothing superpower tensions on everything from AI and trade to Iran.Trump and First Lady Melania shook hands with Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan after the Chinese president descended from his plane at Joint Base Andrews, a US military airfield outside Washington. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/xi-jinping-lands-in-us-for-key-state-visit-trump-receives-him-12089339 2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the United States in December to attend the G-20 Summit, according to CNN-News 18.Modi is also expected to hold talks with US President Donald Trump and attend a meeting of Quad leaders on the sidelines of the summit — a Quad leaders' summit has not been held since Trump began his second term as he has pushed the grouping to the margins as part of his withdrawal from the Indo-Pacific. https://www.firstpost.com/world...

1.A free trade agreement between India and New ‌Zealand, signed in April...

 1.A free trade agreement between India and New ‌Zealand, signed in April, will come into force on October 20, Indian trade minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday, as New Delhi seeks to boost exports and attract investment amid shifts in global trade.Both countries ratified the pact on Monday, with New Zealand Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay exchanging documents with India's High Commissioner to New Zealand, Muanpuii Saiawi, at Parliament. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-new-zealand-free-trade-pact-come-into-force-october-20-2026-09-21/ 2.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that trade negotiations with India are making "good progress" and that the two countries are aiming to conclude talks by the G20 summit in mid-December.Carney also said India had, to his understanding, confirmed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit Canada around that time, though the precise date had not been finalized. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/cana...

1.Canada is optimistic about concluding negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with India...

 1.Canada is optimistic about concluding negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with India by year-end, the country's minister for international trade said on Saturday.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had ‌previously said during a trip to New Delhi in March that the two countries would aim to agree a free trade pact by the end of the year. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/canada-optimistic-about-concluding-trade-talks-with-india-by-year-end-minister-2026-09-19/ 2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that developing countries are often unfairly held responsible for carbon emissions, despite India's per-capita emissions being less than half the global average and those of developed countries being six times higher.PM Modi was speaking at the inauguration of the inauguration of the International Conference on 'The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics'... https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/burden-of-carbon-emissions-unfairly-put-...

1.The Trump administration has proposed eliminating a 60-day grace period ...

 1.The Trump administration has proposed eliminating a 60-day grace period that allows certain immigrants, including skilled workers on H-1B visas, to stay in the United States and find a new sponsor after losing their job, according to a government notice posted online Thursday. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-moves-to-end-60-day-grace-period-for-h-1b-other-work-visa-holders-12029917 2.Chinese President Xi Jinping will be visiting India over this weekend to attend the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi, the government has confirmed, efectively ending days of heavy diplomatic suspense."At the invitation of Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi, President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi from September 12 to 13," China's foreign ministry statement read. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/china-ends-suspense-says-xi-jinping-will-visit-india-for-brics-summit-12027919 3.Rusasian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in New Delhi to particip...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India later this week to attend the BRICS Summit...

 1.Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India later this week to attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi and hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced on Tuesday.Speaking to Indian mediapersons ahead of Putin's visit, Peskov said that the two leaders will discuss bilateral ties and ongoing global issues with the Russian President informing PM Modi about the current situation in the Ukraine conflict. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pm-modi-vladimir-putin-to-hold-bilateral-talks-ahead-of-brics-summit-12017782 2.Escalating the trade war with Canada, US President Donald Trump announced a ban on several Canadian products including alcoholic beverages, motorcycles and dairy products from import on Tuesday (Sep 8). He also ordered federal agencies to stop buying Canadian products through the government's main purchasing catalogue until Ottawa provides equal market access to American businesses and farmers. https://www.wionews.c...