International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
'We all love you', Trump tells PM Modi during 40-min call on Iran war, Hormuz
US President Trump and Prime Minister Modi held a 40-minute phone call — their third bilateral conversation in 2026 — to discuss the ongoing conflict in West...
Israel-Iran war LIVE: Trump vows U.S. will sink any Iran boats that challenge blockade
US President Trump declared that any Iranian boats challenging the US naval blockade of Iranian ports will be "eliminated," escalating the military standoff ...
Fuel, fertiliser prices may remain high for prolonged period: IMF, World Bank, IEA
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and International Energy Agency (IEA) jointly warned that fuel and fertiliser prices are likely to remain ...
Israel-Iran war highlights: Trump vows to destroy Iranian warships that get near U.S. blockade
The US military formally began enforcing its naval blockade of Iranian ports on April 13, 2026, with President Trump vowing to destroy Iranian warships that ...
India received highest number of regressive tax recommendations from IMF: Oxfam
Oxfam International released a report analysing 1,049 tax-related recommendations issued by the IMF to 125 countries between 2022 and 2024 The report found t...
Iran, India in touch on passage of ships through Strait of Hormuz: Envoy Mohammad Fathali
Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, stated that India and Iran are in active diplomatic contact regarding the safe passage of ships through the Str...
Norwegian co to supply 18 big waterjet systems for Indian Navy's next-gen missile vessel project
Norwegian company Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded a contract to supply 18 large Kamewa waterjet propulsion systems for the Indian Navy's Next Generation ...
A strategic ethanol shift amid West Asia tensions
With elevated oil prices triggered by the West Asia conflict and growing uncertainty over Strait of Hormuz transit, India's ethanol blending programme has em...
IMF, World Bank, IEA urge countries to stop hoarding energy supplies, imposing export controls
The International Energy Agency (IEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and World Bank Group jointly formed a coordination group to manage the global econo...
Russia offers to take in Iran's enriched uranium
The Kremlin publicly repeated Russia's offer to take custody of Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium as part of any future peace settlement between Ir...
India and France conduct comprehensive review of defence and nuclear cooperation
India and France conducted comprehensive Foreign Office Consultations in Paris, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and France's Secretary-General M...
Two tankers with Iranian oil anchor off Indian ports; Iran-flagged Felicity off Sikka, Curacao-flagged Jaya near Paradip
Two crude oil tankers carrying Iranian crude anchored off key Indian port locations, marking India's first Iranian oil imports in seven years. The Felicity, ...
US blockade: India says monitoring developments, calls for ‘unimpeded freedom of navigation’ through Hormuz
India's government stated it was "monitoring developments" relating to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and called for "unimpeded freedom of navigation...
US to blockade Iran’s ports from Monday, Iran threatens ‘severe’ response: Why the strategy reversal
The United States announced a naval blockade of Iranian ports starting April 13, 2026, after peace talks between the two countries collapsed over the weekend...
What the US-Iran talks collapse says about their approach to negotiations
After 21 hours of talks in Islamabad, brokered by Pakistan, the US and Iran failed to reach a ceasefire or peace agreement — the latest and most intensive ro...
US begins blockade on Iranian ports: What it means, its implications
The United States military commenced a naval blockade targeting vessels entering or departing Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, fol...
India strengthens Sri Lanka maritime push, counters China with strategic bets
India is strengthening its maritime and logistics presence in Sri Lanka, with an emphasis on countering China's expanding footprint in the Indian Ocean Regio...
FTAs to aid India’s export growth despite global turmoil: Piyush Goyal
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India's portfolio of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with developed economies will help sustain export growth despite...
US naval blockade on Iran begins; UKMTO confirms maritime restrictions
The United States naval blockade of Iranian ports officially commenced on April 13, 2026, with UKMTO (United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations) issuing a for...
Iranian crude returns to India after seven years as tankers dock at key ports
Two supertankers carrying Iranian crude oil arrived at Indian ports, marking the first such deliveries in nearly seven years — since May 2019 when US sanctio...