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Hurricane Polo intensified to a Category 5 hurricane on 22 September 2026 off Mexico’s Pacific coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center classified Polo as an extremely dangerous storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph to 180 mph, or 265 kph to 290 kph.
India has sent its largest-ever contingent of 70 skilled competitors to the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China, scheduled from 22 to 27 September 2026. The Indian team will compete in 63 of the 64 skill categories at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre in Shanghai.
India co-sponsored the inaugural Partners for Multilateralism (P4M) Summit at the United Nations in New York on 22 September 2026. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar co-chaired the summit, which was held on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The WWF Global Conservation Conference was inaugurated in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on 21 September 2026. Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the conference, which was attended by representatives from more than 100 countries.
Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri and Kulish arrived at Subic Bay in the Philippines on 20 September 2026 for the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Joint Cooperation Activity. The deployment forms part of the Indian Navy’s operational presence in the Indo-Pacific region and includes participation in maritime security-related engagements.
Hansraj Singh Verma has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba. The Ministry of External Affairs announced the appointment on 18 September 2026, and he is expected to take up the assignment in Havana shortly.
The Maldives repaid a 150 million loan to India on 17 September 2026. The repayment closed the final 50 million tranche of treasury bills originally subscribed by the State Bank of India in 2019.
The United Nations appointed U.S. agriculture official Luke Lindberg as the new Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) on 18 September 2026. The appointment followed confirmation by the WFP Executive Board and a joint announcement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General Qu Dongyu.
India and Japan will mark 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2027 with the observance of the India-Japan Year of Shared Horizons. The anniversary commemorates the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Japan in 1952.
The 25th Meeting of Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states responsible for foreign economic and foreign trade activities was held on 17 September 2026 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The meeting was chaired by Abdurahmon Abdurahmonzoda, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan.
US drone company Powerus signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Pakistan Army on 17 September 2026. The agreement includes an initial order for unmanned aerial systems for the Pakistan Army, and Powerus has also discussed possible technology production and a joint technology relationship in Pakistan.
The New Zealand Parliament passed legislation on 16 September 2026 to implement a free trade agreement between New Zealand and India. The bill was approved by 93 votes to 29, and the agreement is expected to enter into force after ratification by both countries.