India signed the agreement with International Fund for Agricultural Development

for the Jharkhand Tribal Empowerment Livelihood Project.

* The agreement was signed by Nilaya Mitash, Joint Secretary, Department of Econ
omic Affairs, Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Government of India and Nigel
Brett, Country Prorgamme Director.
October 6
The external affairs minister Salman Khurshid announced in Moscow that India an
d Russia will Strengthen in nuclear energy and reach commercial agrrements for t
he third and fourth reactors of Kudankulam atomic power plant in Tamilnadu.
of Industries with the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerse and Industrym
to promote the trade between India and Pakistan for the purpose of enhancing the
trade and investments between the two nations
Minister of External Affairs of India Salman Khurshid visited Sri Lanka on 7th
- 8th October for solving the Problems of the Minority Tamil Community on the is
sue of detection of Indian fisherman
October 9
China becomes worlds biggest oil importer surpassing US in September 2013 as per
the data released by US government in the first week of October 2013.
China signed a 350 Billion Yuan (45 billion Euro October 7
Typhoon Fitow slammed into Southeastern China on 7th October 2013 with powerful
winds and heavy rains. The tropical cyclone Fitow struck Fuding city of Fujian
province with winds of up to 151 kilometers (94 miles) an hour.
India and Turkey on 7th October 2013 agreed to resolve terrorism.They also agre
ed to discuss issues of common interest in defence cooperation.
The Supreme Court of the Maldives annulled the results of the first round of vo
ting in the country's presidential election.
Bangladesh cabinet signed a treaty with India to enable the handing over the su
spects and convicted Prisoners between the two countries.
India and Japan signed Memorandum of Understanding to undertake a joint feasibi
lity study of high speed Railway system on the mumbai-ahmadabad route.
October 8
Turkey lifted ban on women wearing the Islamic head scarf in state institutions
. This rules are not applicable to judiciary or the military
An agreement was signed by All-India Association) currency swap agreement with
the European Union, marking a major step in internationalizing its currency.
China
* Capital: Beijing
* Currency: Yuan
* President: Xi Jinping
* Prime Minister: Li Keqiang
India signed agreement with seven countries for nalanda university project in b
ihar
October 11
Prime Minister Manmohansingh and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
signed six Memorandum of Understandings in Jakarta related to various fields to
strengthen cooperation between the two nations.
Indonesia
* Capital: Jakarta
* Currency: Rupiah
* President: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
October 12
The 15-member UN Security Council formally approved a first joint mission to de
stroy Syria's weapons
October 13
Ireland announced that it would become the first member of the Euro zone, to ex
it an International bail -out programme. With this it will borrow the money it n
eeds, from the financial markets rather than relying on the loans. It was grante
d by Euro zone agencies and the IMF.
The fourth annual meeting of the India-US Economic and Financial Partnership wa
s held at the IMF headquarters in Washington DC. During the meeting, India and t
he US agreed to further strengthen bilateral economic ties and work towards a gr
eater understanding of investment related issues.
October 14
Syria officially joined the United Nations convention banning of chemical weapo
ns
* SYRIA PRESIDENT: Bashar al-Assad
* CAPITAL: DAMASCUS.
* CURRENCY: SYRIAN POUND.
October 15
India signed an agreement with Finland to produce indigenous ethanol and reduce
countrys dependence on its import. It is a first-of-its-kind initiative to promo
te use of clean technology in India.
October 17
Iran and P5+1 were agreed on first time to hold talks on Irans nuclear programme
. Washington and Tehran were upbeat after Iran agreed to hold fresh nuclear talk
s with world powers next month and made a "breakthrough" proposal to allow spot
checks on its nuclear sites.
The P5+1 refers to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, namel
y United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom, and France, plus Germany. P5+1 i
s sometimes referred to as the E3+3 by European countries.
* IRAN PRESIDENT: HASSAN ROUHANI
* CAPITAL: TEHRAN
* CURRENCY: RIAL.
Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia elected to seats as non-perman
ent members by the United Nations Security Council in the 15-member Council.
October 18
The US Senate has confirmed Indian-American woman administrator Nisha Desai Bis
wala as the assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia.
Brazil and India will work together to devise internet regulations in order to
protect online privacy from snooping by other countries.
Saudi Arabia turned down a coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council
because of the failure of the international community to end the war in Syria an
d act on other Middle East issues.
* Country: Brazil
* Capital: Brasilia
* Currency: Peso.
October 19
An Italian court ruled that former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sho
uld be barred from holding public office for two years following a conviction fo
r tax fraud.
* Country: Italy
* Capital: Rome
* Currency: Euro