August 30, 2026
35 articles published on this date
Makkah Defence Pact's Institutional Rollout and India's Strategic Calculus
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and its military chief arrived in Turkiye ahead of the first ministerial-level meeting under the Mecca (Makkah) Joint...
India's Petrol Exports to Russia: Shadow Fleets and Secondary Sanctions Risk
India has emerged as a major supplier of gasoline (petrol) to Russia, as sustained drone strikes on Russian refineries have cut the country's domestic...
India-Uzbekistan Target Long-Term Uranium Supply Pact
India and Uzbekistan elevated bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during a State Visit, setting a bilateral trade target of $5 billion...
Right to Question as Constitutional Value: SC Judge on Dissent and Free Speech
A Supreme Court judge, speaking at a university convocation, said the right to question is not an act of defiance but 'an essential expression of...
Sidelines Diplomacy at the SCO: India's Bilateral Summit Mechanisms
The Prime Minister departed for Kyrgyzstan to take part in the 26th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), to be held in Bishkek on 31...
26th SCO Summit 2026: India's Central Asia Engagement and the SCO Framework
India's Prime Minister undertook a multi-leg Central Asia visit, holding bilateral talks in Uzbekistan before travelling to the Kyrgyz Republic to attend...
SCO's Structure and India's 2017 Accession, as PM Arrives in Bishkek
The Prime Minister arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to attend the 26th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), scheduled for 31 August-1...
UN Racial Discrimination Committee Publishes Concluding Observations on India
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) released its Concluding Observations on India on 25 August 2026, following review of...
China-Bangladesh to Launch a "2+2" Diplomatic and Defence Dialogue
Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced plans to launch a new 'two-plus-two' dialogue mechanism with China covering diplomacy and defence...
US Strikes Iranian Rocket Launchers Near Strait of Hormuz: Chokepoint Geography and Maritime Law
United States forces struck Iranian rocket launchers positioned on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, in the first US military action in the area in...
Turkiye-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan Mecca Joint Defence Agreement: First Ministerial Meeting
Foreign and defence ministers of Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan held the first ministerial meeting under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Istanbul...
OBC Groups Seek Standardised Caste Coding Ahead of Census 2027
OBC community organisations, at a national conference, demanded that caste enumeration in the upcoming Census be postponed until a standardised coding...
India-Uzbekistan: Trade Target, State Honours, and Soft-Power Diplomacy
During delegation-level talks in Tashkent, India and Uzbekistan set a bilateral trade target of USD 5 billion by 2030, roughly a five-fold increase over...
Cauvery Water Backlog Dispute: Tamil Nadu Moves Supreme Court Against Karnataka
Tamil Nadu approached the Supreme Court seeking a direction to Karnataka to release an accumulated backlog of 17.604 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of...
PM's Central Asia Visit and India's UNSC Reform Push
The Prime Minister undertook a State Visit to Uzbekistan (29-30 August 2026) followed by travel to Kyrgyzstan for the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...
Fertiliser Sales Linked to AgriStack: Farmer, Land and Crop Data Integration
The Integrated Fertiliser Management System (iFMS), the national digital backbone tracking fertiliser sales from manufacturer to retailer, has been...
India-Uzbekistan Long-Term Uranium Supply Arrangement: Nuclear Fuel Diplomacy
During bilateral talks in Tashkent, India and Uzbekistan announced a long-term arrangement for the supply of uranium to India An MoU on cooperation in...
India-Uzbekistan Elevate Ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Target $5 Billion Trade by 2030
During a State Visit to Uzbekistan, India and Uzbekistan elevated their bilateral relationship from a Strategic Partnership (in place since 2011) to a...
Mission Rangeen Machhli 2031 Launched: A National Framework for Ornamental Fisheries
The 'Mission Rangeen Machhli 2031' Strategic Action Plan for ornamental fisheries development was launched at Agatti, Lakshadweep. The plan sets a uniform...
Manipur Shutdown Threat Over NRC-Before-Census Demand: Constitutional Mechanics
A civil society body, the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation, has called for a shutdown in Manipur unless the Census exercise is deferred and a...
Aditya-L1 Data Reveals Early Warning Signatures Before Solar Flares
A new study using data from India's Aditya-L1 solar mission has identified numerous small 'pre-flare' brightening events occurring in solar active regions...
Legal Metrology Rules Make IST Mandatory Across Critical Digital Infrastructure
Rules mandating Indian Standard Time (IST) as the single common time reference for legal, administrative, commercial and official purposes have been...
IST Made India's Common Time Reference: 'One Nation, One Time' Rules Notified
The Department of Consumer Affairs notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026, mandating Indian Standard Time (IST) as the single...
Commerce Ministry Consults Exporters Ahead of India-US Trade Talks and G20 Ministerial
The Union Commerce and Industry Ministry scheduled a meeting with industry representatives and exporters on September 1 to review India-US trade performance...
India-Uzbekistan Mining Cooperation: Critical Minerals and Agricultural Ties Expand
India and Uzbekistan agreed to deepen cooperation in the mining sector, with a memorandum of understanding signed covering geology and mineral resources...
Iran-UAE Rift Tests BRICS Consensus Ahead of India's 2026 Summit
Deepening tensions between Iran and the UAE, linked to the West Asia conflict, are complicating efforts to reach consensus among BRICS members ahead of the...
India Emerges as Key Petrol Supplier to Russia Amid Refinery Strikes
Indian refiners have supplied gasoline (petrol) to Russia, with reported volumes of roughly one million barrels over a two-month period The supplies have...
GST Council's Next Agenda: Compliance Simplification and Inverted Duty Structure
The upcoming GST Council meeting is set to prioritise easing compliance burdens for businesses, after the previous session focused heavily on tax rate...
India-Uzbekistan Ties Elevated to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
India and Uzbekistan announced the elevation of bilateral relations from a Strategic Partnership (declared in 2011) to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership...
India's Strategic Autonomy Under Test: Trade Pressure and a Multipolar World
A former Indian diplomat, in a recent assessment, noted that India has not been able to fully shield itself from the effects of recent US trade and foreign...
India-Uzbekistan Talks: SCO, INSTC, and the Vocabulary of Bilateral Agreements
The Indian Prime Minister held delegation-level talks with the Uzbek President in Tashkent, agreeing to strengthen cooperation in trade, defence, energy...
India-Uzbekistan Defence and Connectivity Ties Ahead of the Bishkek SCO Summit
Delegation-level talks in Tashkent between the Indian Prime Minister and the Uzbek President resulted in a stated commitment to strengthen trade, defence...
Herbicide-Tolerant GM Mustard: Why It May Not Fit Indian Farms
Analysis examines Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11), a transgenic mustard hybrid developed by Delhi University researchers using genes from the soil...
India's Growth Trajectory vs the Viksit Bharat 2047 Arithmetic
India's economy is currently tracking growth of around 7%, with the official Q1 FY27 (April-June 2026) GDP estimate due from the National Statistics Office...
Weak September Rainfall Could Push FY27 Inflation Above RBI's Comfort Band
A banking-sector research report projects that FY27 (2026-27) consumer price inflation could rise to 5.5% or higher if September rainfall remains weak...