1. 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Artists Camp and Exhibition of Paintings held at Kathmandu (_____________) ?
2. 19th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) meetings held in Hyderabad (___________).
- RCEP is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and six states with which ASEAN has existing free trade agreements (Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand).
3. Recent BRICS Meets -
- National Security Advisors (NSAs) meeting held in Beijing. Ajit Doval (NSA) represented India.
- Youth Forum held in Beijing (China) with theme Enhance BRICS Partnership, Promote Youth Development.
- Heads of Revenue Meeting held in Hangzhou (China), with Hasmukh Adhia (Revenue Secretary) attending on India's behalf. An Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) in respect of tax matters signed by BRICS nations on this occasion.
- Education Ministers Held in China's Beijing (attended by HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar) and 2nd Meeting of BRICS Culture Ministers held in Tianjin (China)
- Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meet in Chonqging (China) with Minister of State (IC) for Labour & Employment Bandaru Dattatreya visiting on India's Behalf.
4. 22nd World Petroleum Congress held in Istanbul (____________), attended by Dharmendra Pradhan (Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas) on India's Behalf ?
5. 4th National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care Systems held at Indore (______________) ?
6. 8th meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Ministers of Law and Order (Interior/Home Affairs) held in Colombo (__________) ?
7. Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK) conducted 2nd edition of United Nations Peacekeeping Course for African Partners (UNPCAP-02) in ______________ ?
8. First edition of WINGS 2017 - Sab Uden, Sab Juden Expanding Regional Connectivity Event hosted in ___________ ?
9. India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) and International IDEA conducted 2 day International Consultative Workshop on Leveraging Electoral Training Facilities for Global Democracies in ________ ?
10. India will host Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) 2017, world’s largest conference on cyber space and related issues in ____________ in November 2017. GCCS will take place outside Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations for the first time. Theme for 5th GCCS 2017 is Cyber4All: An Inclusive, Sustainable, Developmental, Safe and Secure Cyberspace ?
11. Indian Chamber of Commerce and West Bengal government will host Horasis Asia Meeting (a global business meet) in _______ in November 2017 ?
12. Model United Nations (MUN) Regional Conference held at Kathmandu (_____________), organised by US Embassy in partnership with Youth Thinker’s Society. Conference simulate four UN committees - UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Economic and Financial Committee (ECOFIN), UN Security Council (UNSC) and UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) ?
13. PM Narendra Modi Visited Germany, after 3-day visit to Israel.
- In Germany, he attended 12th G20 Summit held in __________________ (Germany) with theme Shaping an Inter-connected World. 5 BRICS nations also had an informal meeting on sidelines of G20 Summit.
- Note that 9th BRICS Summit will be held in September 2017 in Xiamen (China).