International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
India's fertiliser supplies under strain as war disrupts shipments
The West Asia conflict has disrupted fertiliser shipments to India, with urea benchmark prices surging from approximately $484 per metric tonne in late Febru...
Litani river as marker, Israel’s plan for ‘security zone’ within Lebanon & its implications for Hezbollah
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have revealed plans to establish a permanent "sterile zone" or "security zone" within Lebanese territory, using the Litani R...
Iran denies toll claims as report alleges strict controls in Strait of Hormuz
A Lloyd's List Intelligence report revealed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has established a tightly controlled shipping corridor through ...
European lawmakers push WTO to review Israel’s most-favoured-nation status
Ahead of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon (March 26–29, 2026), European Parliament members called for Israel's Most-Favoured-N...
Iran says it is reviewing a U.S. ceasefire plan but no talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed that Tehran has received and is reviewing a 15-point ceasefire plan from the United States, transmitted thr...
G7 allies meet in France to narrow transatlantic Iran split
G7 foreign ministers gathered at Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey near Paris for a two-day meeting to narrow significant divergences between the United States and its Eu...
India rejects Pakistan’s condemnation of life term to Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi
On March 24, 2026, a Delhi NIA Special Court sentenced Asiya Andrabi, 64, founder and chief of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM), to life imprisonment under the Unlaw...
Iran-Israel war highlights: Israel strikes Tehran as Trump says U.S. negotiating to end war
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched fresh waves of missile and drone strikes against targets in Israel (including Tel Aviv and Kiryat Shmon...
India among five nations granted passage through Strait of Hormuz by Tehran
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that five "friendly nations" — India, Russia, China, Pakistan, and Iraq — have been granted safe passage for...
From India to South Korea, Asia is getting crushed between oil prices and the dollar amd Iran war
The West Asia conflict (US and Israeli strikes on Iran, February 28, 2026) triggered twin pressures on Asian economies: Brent crude oil surged 10–13 percent ...
Middle East crisis: Amit Shah heading informal GoM on 'overall strategic issues'
Home Minister Amit Shah is heading an informal Group of Ministers (GoM) tasked with addressing the overall strategic issues arising from the West Asia confli...
BRO entrusted with task of developing infra along 1600-km Myanmar border: Rajnath at parl panel meet
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, chairing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting for the Ministry of Defence on the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) ...
Freight surge, LPG shortage amid West Asia crisis hit eastern India's exports
The ongoing conflict in West Asia, triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, has closed the Strait of Hormuz to normal commerce, send...
Op Urja Suraksha: Navy deploys 5 warships to guide cargo vessels exiting troubled Strait of Hormuz
The Indian Navy has launched Operation Urja Suraksha ("Energy Security"), deploying more than five frontline warships to escort India-bound cargo vessels thr...
West Asia war: Disruption hits chemicals, steel, aluminium, textile, breweries
The ongoing military conflict in West Asia — involving the US, Israel, and Iran — has caused severe disruptions to India's supply chains across multiple manu...
India unveils new UN climate target: 47% emissions intensity cut by 2035, 60% non-fossil power capacity
The Union Cabinet approved India's new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the period 2031–2035, to be submitted to the UNFCCC under the Paris Agree...
West Asia war: how finding oil changed the Persian Gulf’s ecology
A feature article examines how the discovery of oil in the Persian Gulf region — and the subsequent industrial buildup — fundamentally altered one of the wor...
Amid oppn protest, FCRA amendment bill tabled in Lok Sabha
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25 by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, d...
EAM Jaishankar: Israel helped us during conflicts; key to defence tech
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, addressing the all-party meeting on the West Asia crisis, emphasised that Israel helped India during its military co...
All-party meet on West Asia crisis: Opposition flags Pakistan mediation, Govt says India not a ‘dalal’ nation
The government convened an all-party meeting to brief parliamentary leaders on the West Asia crisis, with Cabinet Committee on Security ministers presenting ...