June 2026
In short: International current affairs for June 2026 - summits, indices, appointments, awards, bilateral ties, defence, world sport and organisations.
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International current affairs, June 2026 - the 52nd G7 Summit at Evian-les-Bains with India as a special invitee, PM Modi's France, Slovakia and Seychelles visits, the India-Oman CEPA taking effect, the QS and Energy Transition rankings, and India's first-ever FATF Vice President.
Evian-les-Bains on Lake Geneva, France - host town of the 52nd G7 Summit · Photo: Wouter Hagens / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
June 2026 - At a Glance
June 2026 centred on Europe and West Asia. PM Modi attended the 52nd G7 Summit at Evian-les-Bains as a special invitee, held a bilateral summit with France's President Macron at Nice, and made first-in-decades visits to Slovakia and Seychelles. The India-Oman CEPA came into force, India got its first-ever FATF Vice President, and a US-Iran MoU ended a short but dangerous war around the Strait of Hormuz. India climbed the QS and Energy Transition rankings.
1. Summits & Conferences
- 52nd G7 Summit - Evian-les-Bains, France — Held under France's presidency with the theme 'Forging New Partnerships and Rebuilding International Solidarity'. India joined as a special invitee; PM Modi attended the Outreach Session, advocated for the Global South, and raised maritime security and freedom of navigation.
- VivaTech Summit - Paris — PM Modi and President Macron attended VivaTech, Europe's largest technology and start-up event, where India had its largest-ever pavilion. They also inaugurated 'Bharat Innovates' in Nice with 120+ Indian companies.
- 8th EU-Western Balkans Summit - Tivat, Montenegro — Hosted by Montenegro, the summit worked toward integrating six candidate nations - Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia - into the EU, with a focus on enlargement and regional security.
2. Bilateral Relations, Visits & Agreements
PM Modi's key foreign visits
- France (Nice + G7) — Modi's 7th visit since 2014; a bilateral summit with President Macron at Nice alongside the G7. The two set a target to double trade from 16 billion to 32 billion in five years, with deals on defence co-development, ISRO-CNES space cooperation, an India-France AI working group and UPI expansion at Nice/Paris airports.
- Slovakia (Bratislava) — The first visit by an Indian PM since Slovakia's independence in 1993. Ties were elevated to a 'Comprehensive Partnership', with agreements on defence, digital technology, civil nuclear cooperation and labour migration. Slovakia is an EU and NATO member.
- Seychelles — Ties elevated to a strategic partnership as the two marked 50 years of diplomatic relations, boosting India's MAHASAGAR vision for the Indian Ocean. India announced a 175 million package (125 mn line of credit + $50 mn grant), with an extradition treaty and MoUs on UPI, health and space.
Paris, France - Modi's 7th France visit since 2014 set a target to double trade to $32 billion and featured the VivaTech summit. The Eiffel Tower, Paris · Jorge Royan / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Bratislava, Slovakia - Modi's stop was the first visit by an Indian PM since Slovakia's independence in 1993. Bratislava Castle · Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Visits and agreements involving India
- India-Oman CEPA takes effect (1 June) — The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement came into force. Oman gives duty-free access on 98.08% of tariff lines, covering 99.38% of India's exports by value; Oman is the 2nd West Asian country (after the UAE) with such a pact.
- Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing (till 3 June) — His first official India visit as head of state (from 30 May), beginning at Bodh Gaya. Talks covered the Kaladan project, the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway, and rupee-kyat trade; seen as a counterweight to China.
- US-Iran MoU ends the war — A 14-clause MoU ended 40 days of war and a naval blockade. Key terms: a ceasefire, US Navy withdrawal from the Strait of Hormuz, a reconstruction fund, and a 60-day window for a final deal to be endorsed by a UN Security Council resolution.
3. Global Indices & Reports
For each index, remember India's rank, the number-one, and the issuing body.
India in the June 2026 rankings| Index (issuing body) | India | Note |
|---|
| Energy Transition Index 2026 (WEF) | 70th of 120 | Rose 2 places; one of the strongest global improvers, gaining most in 'transition readiness'. |
| QS World University Rankings 2027 | IIT Delhi 118th | India's best-ever; 52 Indian universities ranked (5th most globally); MIT No. 1 for the 15th year. |
IIT Delhi - ranked 118th in the QS World University Rankings 2027, India's best-ever placement. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi · Azanti / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
4. International Appointments & Awards
- India's first FATF Vice President — Senior IAS officer Vivek Aggarwal was appointed Vice President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at the FATF Plenary in Paris - the first Indian ever to hold the post (term July 2026-June 2027). FATF is the global anti-money-laundering and terror-financing watchdog.
- Bimal Patel elected ITLOS judge — Indian jurist Bimal Patel was elected a judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), set up under the 1982 UNCLOS and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.
- APCNF wins the Food Planet Prize 2026 — The Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) programme won the Food Planet Prize (Sweden's Curt Bergfors Foundation, worth $1.5 million) for one of the world's largest transitions to natural farming.
5. International Organisations
- UN inquiry chaired by an Indian judge on Gaza — The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, chaired by India's Justice S. Muralidhar, found intent to destroy the Palestinian group. Such a commission cannot impose penalties, but its findings can serve as evidence in international courts (ICC/ICJ).
- Canada seeks IORA Dialogue Partner status — At the 28th Committee of Senior Officials in New Delhi, Canada's application to become a Dialogue Partner of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) was under active examination. India chairs IORA for 2025-2027.
- Sushruta statue unveiled in Scotland — The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the world's oldest surgical college, unveiled a statue honouring Sushruta, the ancient Indian physician regarded as the 'Father of Surgery'.
6. World in Brief
- Trump's $100,000 H-1B fee struck down — A US federal judge struck down President Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas as unlawful, as it was imposed without Congressional approval. Indians receive over 70% of H-1B visas, so the ruling mattered greatly to India.
- SOLAR-1 space-weather satellite activated — The US activated SOLAR-1, its first satellite dedicated solely to round-the-clock operational space-weather monitoring, positioned at the Sun-Earth L1 Lagrange Point; it tracks solar wind and coronal mass ejections.
- Venezuela's twin earthquakes — Two earthquakes (magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5) struck Venezuela - the most powerful there in over a century. Venezuela lies on the Caribbean-South American plate boundary.
- India-Bhutan Wangchhu hydropower project — India's HCC won a contract for the 570 MW Wangchhu run-of-river project in Bhutan - the first India-Bhutan joint hydropower project under the 5,000 MW (2025) MoU.