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Current affairsInfantry Day 2026: India Observes 80th Shaurya Diwas Commemorating the 1947 Srinagar AirliftIndia observed the 80th Infantry Day (Shaurya Diwas) on October 27, 2026. The day commemorates the historic airlift of the 1st Battalion, the Sikh Regiment, to the Srinagar (Budgam) airfield on October 27, 1947 — just hours after Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession on October 26 — to defend Jammu and Kashmir against Pakistan-backed tribal raiders. Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth conveyed greetings to all infantry personnel. Current affairsJ&K Accession Day 2026: 79th Anniversary of the Instrument of Accession (October 26, 1947)October 26 marks Jammu and Kashmir Accession Day, commemorating the signing of the Instrument of Accession by Maharaja Hari Singh on 26 October 1947, under which Jammu and Kashmir acceded to the Dominion of India. In 2026, this is the 79th anniversary of that accession. The day is a public holiday in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and carries deep constitutional, historical, and strategic significance. Current affairsIndia Renames 28 Ladakh Sites: Survey of India Standardises Names Along LAC, China ObjectsIndia standardised names of 28 strategic geographical features in Ladakh on October 2, 2026, via official Survey of India maps. China protested, claiming the sites belong to China and refusing to recognise Ladakh's UT status. India's MEA firmly rebuffed the objection, reaffirming Ladakh as an integral part of India. The exercise mirrors China's own naming exercises in Arunachal Pradesh and escalates the cartographic dimension of the India-China territorial dispute. Current affairs40th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development: UN High-Level Meeting at UNGA 81, September 23, 2026A UN High-Level Meeting to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development was held on September 23, 2026, at UN Headquarters, New York, authorised by UNGA Resolutions 79/170 and 80/207. The Declaration — adopted on December 4, 1986, under UNGA Resolution 41/128 — proclaims development as an inalienable human right. Not a single SDG indicator aligned with the Declaration's vision is on track globally, highlighting persistent implementation gaps four decades on. Current affairsIndia-China 25th Round of Special Representatives' Talks on the Boundary Question: Doval-Wang Yi Meet in Beijing, 26th Round Scheduled for India in 2027On August 25, 2026, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi held the 25th Round of Special Representatives' Talks on the India-China Boundary Question in Beijing. Both sides committed to a "fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable package solution" and pledged to maintain peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The 26th round of talks is scheduled to be held in India in 2027. Doval also called on Chinese Vice President Han Zheng during the visit.