June 22, 2026
24 articles published on this date
India-EU Free Trade Agreement: Negotiations Concluded, Signing Targeted by End of 2026
Negotiations for the India-EU Free Trade Agreement were concluded in January 2026, when European Commission President and European Council President visited...
High Court: Article 21 Personal Liberty Not Absolute When Public Safety Is at Stake
A High Court has ruled that the right to personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution is not absolute and can be curtailed in the interest of...
Doval–Wang Yi Talks Signal 'Gradual Normalisation' of India-China Ties
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi on June 22, 2026, on the sidelines of the BRICS National Security...
Collegium's Internal Selection Process Shielded from RTI and Judicial Review
The Supreme Court has affirmed that the internal deliberations and selection rationale of the Collegium — the body of senior judges that recommends judicial...
PM Modi's Three-Nation Indo-Pacific Tour: Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand
India's Prime Minister is expected to undertake a three-nation Indo-Pacific tour in July 2026, visiting Indonesia, New Zealand, and Australia — a...
US Sanctions Waiver on Iranian Oil: Energy Markets, India's Import Strategy, and the Geopolitics of Sanctions
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a general licence authorising activities related to the extraction, production...
India's Digital Sovereignty: Beyond Data Localization to Control Over Infrastructure
A detailed analysis has highlighted the structural challenge facing India's pursuit of digital sovereignty: while India generates vast quantities of data...
China's White Paper on Global Governance: Reshaping Norms Beneath the International Order
China's State Council Information Office released a white paper titled 'More Just and Equitable Global Governance: China's Principles, Proposals and...
Rate Cut Transmission to Borrowers Slows in May 2026: RBI Data
Recent RBI data shows that the transmission of rate cuts to bank lending rates moderated in May 2026, meaning banks passed on a smaller share of the central...
India's First Commercial-Scale Carbon Capture in Cement: Ambuja and LEILAC Partnership at Gujarat Plant
Ambuja Cements (part of the Adani Group) has partnered with UK-based Leilac Ltd to demonstrate advanced carbon capture technology at its Sanghipuram...
India's Children Among Most Vulnerable to Climate Hazards: UNICEF Climate Risk Report 2026
UNICEF's Children's Climate Risk Report 2026 finds that nearly every child in India — approximately 97% — is exposed to two or more overlapping climate...
US Notifies $482 Million Support Package for India's Apache Helicopters and M777A2 Howitzers
The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which administers the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme, issued a formal arms sales notification in...
Over 2.13 Lakh Anganwadi Posts Vacant; Parliamentary Panel Flags Service Delivery Crisis
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports found that more than 2.13 lakh Anganwadi worker and helper posts across...
Mekedatu Dam and the Cauvery Dispute: New Tribunal, State Interests, and River Water Governance
Tamil Nadu's Water Resources Minister has stated that the constitution of a new tribunal on the Mekedatu project will not adversely affect Tamil Nadu's...
Facial Recognition at Major Airports to Be Integrated with National Intelligence Grid
The Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) announced that facial recognition systems already deployed at six major airports will...
India-Mongolia Strategic Partnership: Civilisational Roots, Resource Cooperation, and the 'Third Neighbour' Framework
India's External Affairs Minister visited Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital, as part of a two-nation diplomatic visit (Mongolia and South Korea), marking a...
India Becomes World's Top Ship Recycler with 35.4% Global Market Share
According to the latest report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India increased its share of global ship recycling to...
Centre Tightens Foreign Funding Rules for NGOs: FCRA Rules 2011 Amended
The central government has notified amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011, tightening how non-governmental organisations (NGOs)...
India-US Bilateral Trade Negotiations: Export Edge, Tariff Deadlines, and Strategic Positioning
India's Commerce Ministry is engaged in ministerial-level trade talks with the US Trade Representative (USTR) in New Delhi, with the focus on finalising a...
Tamil Nadu's Fiscal Squeeze: Inclusive Growth Model Under Pressure from Centre-State Financial Tensions
Tamil Nadu faces a structural fiscal squeeze: the state's inclusive growth model — which involves heavy investment in welfare schemes, public health...
Weak Monsoon and Geopolitical Risks Cloud India's Growth-Inflation Outlook: RBI Bulletin
The RBI's June 2026 Monthly Bulletin flagged a weak southwest monsoon as a significant headwind for both domestic growth and the inflation outlook, even as...
RBI MPC: Growth Could Exceed 7% if Oil Prices Fall Further
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in its June 2026 bi-monthly review, voting...
India-UK FTA Opens Door for Cross-Border Legal Services Collaboration
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement, signed in July 2025 and entering into force on 15 July 2026, has triggered a wave of partnership discussions between...
India-UK CETA: Diplomatic Architecture of a Post-Brexit Landmark
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), concluded after 14 rounds of negotiations spanning over three years, will enter into force...