Millennium Post Briefing - June 12, 2026

Global forced displacement reached $117.8 \text{ million}$ at the end of $2025$ , representing the first decline in the total number of people fleeing homes in a decade.
Refugees accounted for $41.6 \text{ million}$ of the displaced, with children making up $39\%$ of that population.
Sudan experienced the world’s largest displacement crisis with $9.1 \text{ million}$ people forced from their homes.

US President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of planned strikes on Iran, signaling a potential shift toward diplomacy after earlier threatening to seize the Kharg Island oil terminal.
Kharg Island handles approximately $90\%$ of Iran's oil exports; current tensions and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to impact global fuel markets.
India issued a formal diplomatic protest to the United States after three Indian seafarers died on the MT Settebello during military activity in the Gulf.
The Indian Navy successfully disarmed and removed an active warhead from the Marshall Islands-registered tanker MT Olympic Life near Kochi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to France and Slovakia includes bilateral talks with President Emmanuel Macron on the Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) project.
During the 11th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, the PM stated that India cannot reach the "Viksit Bharat" goal unless all states develop together.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann requested special category status for the state with a $90:10$ funding pattern due to international border challenges.
The Textile Ministry set targets to double the industry size to $360 \times 10^9\,USD$ and triple exports to $100 \times 10^9\,USD$ by $2030$ .

At least $16$ protesters were killed and $37$ injured in Rawalakot, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), after security forces allegedly opened fire on a rally demanding basic rights.
The BJP won all three Rajya Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh unopposed after the nomination of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan was rejected.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) faces internal shifts as Rajya Sabha MPs Prakash Chik Baraik and Sukhendu Sekhar Roy resigned, citing the party's electoral decline in West Bengal.

The Indian rupee fell by $60 \text{ paise}$ to settle at $95.85$ against the US dollar amid rising West Asia conflicts.
OPEC reduced its $2026$ world oil demand growth forecast to $970,000 \text{ barrels per day}$ , marking its second consecutive downward revision.
India and Nepal launched a peer-to-peer cross-border remittance mechanism linking Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and the National Payments Interface (NPI).

AIIMS Delhi specialist Dr. Abhishek Shankar is contributing to the WHO Global Guidelines for Lung Cancer Screening, focusing on high-risk individuals with a $20 \text{ pack-year}$ smoking history.
Noida International Airport (NIA) successfully completed aircraft turnaround trials with IndiGo; commercial operations are scheduled to begin on June 15.
The Delhi government set a June 30 deadline for completing rainwater harvesting systems and is framing a new regulatory framework for coaching centers following the 2024 Old Rajendra Nagar tragedy.