September 15, 2026 - Current Affairs

India–Vietnam Relations: Deepening Strategic Partnership in the Indo-Pacific

Context

India and Vietnam recently agreed to deepen defence and security cooperation, including co-production of Indian defence equipment, amid China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.

About India–Vietnam Relations

India and Vietnam share a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, rooted in civilisational links, convergent strategic interests and support for a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific.

Vietnam is a key pillar of India’s Act East Policy, Vision MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions) and India’s engagement with ASEAN.

Front-of-Pack Warning Labels for Packaged Foods

Context

The Supreme Court has sought stronger measures for front-of-pack warning labels on packaged foods high in sugar, salt and fat, emphasising the need to protect public health.

Front-of-Pack Labelling

FOPL is a simplified nutritional warning displayed on the front of packaged food, leading consumers to identify products high in nutrients associated with health risks without interpreting detailed nutrition tables.

The WHO considers nutrition labelling, including FOPL, an important policy tool for enabling healthier food choices and addressing diet-related non-communicable diseases.

Amendments Under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Context

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has proposed four key amendments to strengthen safeguards for creditors in insolvency resolution proceedings involving personal guarantors to corporate debtors.

Background

Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), a personal guarantor who guarantees the debt of a company can be subjected to insolvency proceedings when the corporate debtor defaults.

The framework seeks to balance creditor recovery, debt resolution and protection of the guarantor’s legitimate interests.

Scientists Discovered a Method to Prolong Quantum Entanglement

Context

Scientists at Raman Research Institute have demonstrated a novel way to increase the stability of the quantum states that enable computation in a quantum computer.

Quantum Computing

Unlike traditional computers that encode electric states into 0s and 1s to store and process information, quantum computers make use of the properties of the quantum world to carry out calculations.

Quantum Entanglement is a property of the quantum world in which two particles, after undergoing an interaction, get “linked” (or entangled) together in such a way that they begin to behave like one single system.

News In Short 15-09-2026

Context

September 14 is observed as Hindi Diwas to mark the adoption of Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.

Language Debate in the Constituent Assembly

Hindi proponents requested that Hindi be declared the national language and English be scrapped as early as possible.

However representatives from non-Hindi speaking areas were opposed to linguistic uniformity.