February 2026
In short: International current affairs for February 2026 - summits, indices, appointments, awards, bilateral ties, defence, world sport and organisations.
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International current affairs - February 2026: India hosts the AI Impact Summit (New Delhi Declaration on AI), PM Modi's state visit to Israel, Brazil's President Lula in New Delhi, India's Rouble Nagi wins the Global Teacher Prize, and the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi - venue of the AI Impact Summit 2026 · Photo: DesiBoy101 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
February 2026 - At a Glance
February 2026 put India at the centre of global diplomacy. New Delhi hosted the AI Impact Summit, where 88 countries adopted the 'New Delhi Declaration on AI'. PM Modi made a state visit to Israel and Brazil's President Lula came to New Delhi. In the wider world, an Indian teacher won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize in Dubai, and the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics opened in Italy.
1. Summits & Conferences
For any summit, fix three things - the host city, the theme or main outcome, and India's role. February's headline event was hosted by India itself.
AI Impact Summit 2026 - New Delhi hosts, 88 nations sign on
- Host & venue — India hosted the summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (Feb 2026), gathering governments and global technology experts.
- Main outcome — 88 countries adopted the 'New Delhi Declaration on AI', agreeing on safe, inclusive and trustworthy artificial intelligence.
- The summit lineage — The AI summit series runs Bletchley (UK) 2023 -> Seoul 2024 -> Paris 2025 -> New Delhi 2026, with Switzerland to host in 2027.
2. Bilateral Relations & Visits
The exam picks the pairing (who visited whom) and the headline deal or upgrade. February had one big outbound visit by PM Modi and one big incoming visit.
The Western Wall, Jerusalem - PM Modi's February 2026 state visit lifted India-Israel ties to a 'Special Strategic Partnership'. Western Wall, Jerusalem · Someone35 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- PM Modi's state visit to Israel — Modi's state visit elevated ties to a 'Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation and Prosperity', with 17 agreements and the roll-out of UPI in Israel (Feb 2026).
- Brazil - President Lula's visit to India — Brazilian President Lula visited New Delhi and concluded a rare-earth and critical-minerals pact with India, key to clean-energy and electronics supply chains (Feb 2026).
President Lula of Brazil - his New Delhi visit produced a rare-earth and critical-minerals pact with India. Official portrait of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva · Palacio do Planalto / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
3. International Awards & Honours
- Global Teacher Prize 2026 - Rouble Nagi (India) — Indian teacher Rouble Nagi won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize at the World Government Summit, Dubai - chosen from more than 5,000 nominations across 139 countries (Feb 2026).
4. Global Sporting Events
- 2026 Winter Olympics — The 25th Winter Olympic Games opened at Milano-Cortina, Italy (Feb 2026), hosted across venues in northern Italy - Italy's first Winter Games since Turin 2006.
Milan, Italy - Milano and Cortina d'Ampezzo co-hosted the 25th Winter Olympic Games (Feb 2026). Milan Cathedral and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II · Steffen Schmitz (Carschten) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)