The Tensions And Uncertainty Renewed Summits between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump have placed Indian foreign policy in renewed state of complexity and uncertainty after the August 2025 Alaska U.S.-Russian Summit. While friendly, the visit did not produce major breakthroughs, and its results have been directly at odds with India’s most basic strategic and economic interests.

The world is also witnessing a significant reduction in global undernourishment, decreasing from 688 to 673 million from 2023 to 2024. Chapter 03 – Hunger in India Hunger in India has been a major driver of this positive trend, as it has managed to effectively reduce its own burden of hunger by leveraging targeted policies and digital innovation, even in the face of post-pandemic difficulties.

New statistics as of July 2025 show a sharp hike in India’s consumer dispute resolving device effectiveness. Ten states and the NCDRC11 have a case disposal rate of more than 100%, indicating they settled more cases than were filed during the period. This dramatic transformation is primarily due to the national and state-level deployment of the integrated e-Jagriti platform.

South Korea and the United States have already started their annual joint large-scale drill, Ulchi Freedom Guardian. The 11-day exercise brings together roughly 21,000 troops, with about 18,000 of them South Korean service members, and is aimed at improving joint responses to threats from nuclear-armed North Korea.

The next climate summit (COP 30) in November 2025 in Belem, Brazil, comes at a critical time. With international attempts to limit climate change off track, the conference is likely to see the world’s resolve put to the test in the face of a planetary emergency.