September 2025
In short: International current affairs for September 2025 - summits, indices, appointments, awards, bilateral ties, defence, world sport and organisations.
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International current affairs - September 2025: the 80th UN General Assembly, India's rise to 38th in the Global Innovation Index, Bimal Patel elected to ITLOS, India's second deep-sea ISA contract, the Yudh Abhyas exercise with the US, Singapore PM Wong's visit, medals at the World Boxing Championships, and Nepal's Gen-Z protests toppling the PM.
The UN General Assembly Hall, New York - venue of the 80th UNGA session where EAM S. Jaishankar pressed for major UN reform · Basil D Soufi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
September 2025 - At a Glance
September 2025 mixed multilateral diplomacy, global rankings and a dramatic political change in the neighbourhood. EAM Jaishankar addressed the 80th UN General Assembly, India climbed to 38th in the Global Innovation Index and secured a second deep-sea mining contract, Indian boxers won at the World Championships, and a Gen-Z uprising in Nepal forced PM K.P. Sharma Oli to resign.
1. Summits & Multilateral Diplomacy
- 80th UN General Assembly, New York — The high-level week of the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA) was held in New York (Sep 2025). India was represented by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who addressed the Assembly and pressed for major reform of the UN, including the Security Council.
- Singapore PM Lawrence Wong visits India — Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong visited India (Sep 2025), marking 60 years of India-Singapore diplomatic ties and deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Singapore's Marina Bay skyline - PM Lawrence Wong's September 2025 visit marked 60 years of India-Singapore diplomatic ties. Singapore skyline, Marina Bay · -jkb- / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
2. Global Indices, Reports & Appointments
For each index, remember India's rank, the issuing body and one comparison point; for appointments, the person and the body.
India in the news - indices & appointments (Sep 2025)| Item (body) | India | Note |
|---|
| Global Innovation Index 2025 (WIPO) | 38th of 139 | Up from 48th in 2020; 1st among lower-middle-income economies. |
| Judge, ITLOS (Hamburg) | Bimal Patel elected | Eminent Indian jurist elected to the tribunal for the law of the sea. |
| Deep-sea contract, ISA | 2nd contract | Polymetallic Sulphides, Carlsberg Ridge; India the first country to hold two ISA contracts. |
The ITLOS building, Hamburg - Indian jurist Bimal Patel was elected a Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in September 2025. ITLOS seat, Hamburg · Wmeinhart / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
3. Defence Exercises & Global Sport
- Yudh Abhyas 2025 (21st edition) — India and the USA held the 21st edition of Yudh Abhyas, their bilateral joint Army exercise, in Alaska, USA (Sep 2025).
- World Boxing Championships 2025, Liverpool — At Liverpool, UK (Sep 2025), India won 4 medals, with gold to Jaismine Lamboria and Minakshi Hooda; Kazakhstan topped the medals table.
4. World in Brief
- Nepal - Gen-Z protests topple the PM — A youth-led ('Gen Z') uprising over corruption and a social-media ban forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign (Sep 2025), plunging Nepal into a political transition on India's northern border.
- India's second deep-sea contract — India secured a second exploration contract from the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for Polymetallic Sulphides on the Carlsberg Ridge (Sep 2025), becoming the first country to hold two ISA contracts - a boost for its deep-ocean and critical-minerals ambitions.
Kathmandu, Nepal - a youth-led 'Gen Z' uprising in September 2025 forced PM K.P. Sharma Oli to resign on India's northern border. Kathmandu Durbar Square, Shiva Parvati Temple · Vyacheslav Argenberg / Unpetitprole / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)