NEW DELHI, July 9 : India on Thursday unveiled an ambitious calendar of 29 international events over the next two years as it seeks to strengthen its credentials as a host nation with an eye on winning the bid to stage the 2036 Olympic Games.The world's most populous country is due to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad and is also bidding to stage both the 2036 Olympics and the 2038 Asian Games in the western Indian city.Since last year, India has staged 36 international competitions across 15 cities and is on course to host 65 events by 2028 — a target it hopes will demonstrate its capacity to stage multi-sport spectacles on the scale of the Olympics."Hosting international competitions has become a key pillar in India's sporting ecosystem," Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya sai