India's diplomacy, 19 to 25 October 2026

Meeting Tajikistan

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh to represent India at SCO Council of Heads of Government Meeting in Tajikistan

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will visit Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to represent India at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), scheduled to be held on 19–20 October 2026.

Source: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh to represent India at SCO Council of Heads of Government Meeting in Tajikistan, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Visit Poland

Visit of the Prime Minister of Poland to India (October 21-23, 2026)

At the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, H.E. Mr. Donald Tusk will undertake an official visit to India from 21-23 October 2026.

Source: Visit of the Prime Minister of Poland to India (October 21-23, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Visit United Arab Emirates

Visit of H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of United Arab Emirates to India (October 19-20,…

Source: Visit of H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of United Arab Emirates to India (October 19-20, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Visit United States

Visit of H.E. Mr. Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the United States of America to India (October 20-22, 2026)

Source: Visit of H.E. Mr. Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the United States of America to India (October 20-22, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Meeting Tajikistan

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh addresses SCO Council of Heads of Government Meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh represented India at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 20 October 2026.

Source: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh addresses SCO Council of Heads of Government Meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Visit United States

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits India

At the invitation of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, U.S. Secretary of State Mr. Marco Rubio visited India from 20–21 October 2026. This was Secretary Rubio’s second visit to India.

Source: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits India, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Visit United Arab Emirates

Visit of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the UAE Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the UAE H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan was on an official visit to India from 19 - 20 October 2026. 2.​ Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan held delegation-level talks with Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar.

Source: Visit of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the UAE Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Visit Poland

Official visit of H.E. Mr. Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland to India (October 21-23, 2026)

Source: Official visit of H.E. Mr. Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland to India (October 21-23, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Other Saint Kitts and Nevis

Shri Chinmoy Naik concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda and next…

III. Ambassador of India to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

Source: Shri Chinmoy Naik concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda and next Ambassador of India to the CARICOM, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Statement Saudi Arabia

Statement on attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia

We strongly condemn the continued attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, including the attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field in the Eastern Province on October 21.

Source: Statement on attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Statement Poland

India - Poland Joint Statement (October 22, 2026)

At the invitation of the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, H.E. Mr. Donald Tusk, paid an official visit to India from 21-23 October 2026.

Source: India - Poland Joint Statement (October 22, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Agreement Poland

List of Outcomes: Official Visit of Prime Minister of Poland to India (October 21 - 23, 2026)

Target of doubling bilateral trade by 2030; Poland joins the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI); Establishment of a Defence Industry Dialogue; and 1 more.

Source: List of Outcomes: Official Visit of Prime Minister of Poland to India (October 21 - 23, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Visit Azerbaijan

Visit of External Affairs Minister to Azerbaijan (October 23, 2026)

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will be paying an official visit to Azerbaijan on 23 October, 2026. During the visit, EAM will hold a meeting with his counterpart to review bilateral ties between the two countries.

Source: Visit of External Affairs Minister to Azerbaijan (October 23, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Dialogue Uzbekistan

10th Meeting of India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism

The 10th meeting of India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism was held in New Delhi on 22 October 2026. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan, Additional Secretary (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs and Mr. Pirimkulov Gulomjon Shodmonkulovich, Head of the Department for Cooperation with South Asian, Near, Middle Eastern and African Countries under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Source: 10th Meeting of India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Statement Jordan

Statement on the attack at a Church in Jordan

India unequivocally condemns the heinous attack at a Church in Karak, Jordan on 23rd October 2026, which resulted in the tragic loss of several innocent lives and injuries to many others.

Source: Statement on the attack at a Church in Jordan, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India