China operationalises Zangmu Hydropower Station

China operationalised the biggest hydropower facility on the Brahmaputra in Tibet - the Zangmu Hydropower Station on 13 October 2015.

Lukashenko elected Belarus President

Aleksander G. Lukashenko who is the authoritarian ruler of Belarus won another term as the President.

India dismayed at UN Security Council's lack of transparency

Calling the UN Security Council ineffective, India expressed dismay at the Council's lack of accountability and transparency in mandating peacekeeping operations.

British-born economist wins Nobel Prize for Economics

UK-born economist Angus Deaton was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize for Economics on 12th October 2015 for "analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare".

Chinese daily says joint military exercise promotes ties

A Chinese state-run daily said that the joint military drills between China and India will "surely promote bilateral collaboration."