Top news of the day: Pakistan Climate Minister to visit New Delhi for SCO civilizational dialogue; CM Shivakumar asserts Karnataka’s right to build Mekedatu dam, and more

Pakistani Minister to visit India for the first time in three years, as SCO meets Pakistan’s Climate Minister Musadik Masood Malik will represent the country at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Civilizational Dialogue to be held in New Delhi from November 20-22, 2026, the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. This marks the first visit by a Pakistani minister to India in more than three years.

Pakistani Minister to visit India for the first time in three years, as SCO meets storyline 1 “The Government of Pakistan remains committed to promoting dialogue among civilisations and fostering people-to-people contacts within the SCO framework in a spirit of mutual,” reads the statement. Mekedatu is Karnataka’s right, we will build dam and release Tamil Nadu’s share of water: D.K.

Shivakumar Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday (November 14, 2026) asserted that Karnataka would go ahead with the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project, describing it as the State’s right and duty, while assuring that Tamil Nadu would receive its stipulated share of Cauvery water.