UPSC Current Affairs for 2026-09-12

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• India and Canada are well beyond reset now, says Canadian High Commissioner to IndiaInternational Relations · Canadian High Commissioner Christopher Cooter stated India-Canada ties have moved beyond reset, with a possible PM Modi visit and CEPA announcement in December.
• End Ukraine war, says Modi as he meets Putin during bilateral ahead of BRICS summitInternational Relations · PM Modi met Russian President Putin in New Delhi ahead of the BRICS Summit, reiterating India's call to end the Ukraine war and readiness to assist in peace efforts.
• PM Modi highlights trade barriers, sea route disruptions at BRICS Business ForumInternational Relations · PM Modi highlighted rising trade barriers and sea route disruptions at the BRICS Business Forum during India's 2026 BRICS presidency.
• West Asia conflict highlights: Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of Bab al-MandebInternational Relations · Houthi forces captured Perim Island and Dhubab, gaining control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a critical global shipping chokepoint.
• BRICS nations should link payment systems, trade in local currencies: Piyush Goyal at BRICS Business ForumInternational Relations · Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urged BRICS members to link payment systems and increase local currency trade at the BRICS Business Forum 2026.
• More heft: On India and the 18th BRICS SummitInternational Relations · India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in Delhi amid expanded membership and global conflicts.
• Perilous retreat: On gram sabhas, tribal land issuesPolity · Committee on Public Undertakings suggests consent of only most affected gram sabhas, not all, for projects under Forest Rights Act.