International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
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 ...
India, US review priority areas for co-development and co-production of defence equipment
India and the US reviewed and identified priority areas for co-development and co-production of defence equipment at the 18th Defence Policy Group (DPG) meet...
Jaishankar defends India’s stand as Opposition targets govt. on ‘Pak. mediation’ in West Asia
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told an all-party meeting on the West Asia crisis that India is not a "dalal" (broker) nation, sharply differentiatin...
Iran rejects U.S. proposal, sets out conditions to end war
Iran formally rejected a U.S. 15-point peace proposal that offered a ceasefire and sanctions relief in exchange for Tehran dismantling its three main nuclear...
India–U.S. Defence Policy Group reaffirms commitment to expanding strategic cooperation
India and the US held the 18th India-US Defence Policy Group (DPG) meeting in New Delhi, reaffirming their commitment to expanding strategic defence cooperat...
What is at stake at the WTO’s MC14? | Explained
The 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) is being held from March 26-29, 2026 in Yaoundé, Cameroon — the first Ministerial Conference hosted on the African...
West Asia crisis: Shivraj Singh Chouhan sets up cell to track seed, fertiliser availability
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a high-level inter-departmental committee meeting to address the impact of the West Asia conflict on...
Iran War tests European unity amid German economic slowdown and fears over Ukraine support
The Iran war has exposed deep divisions within the European Union over how to respond to the U.S.-Israeli military campaign, which was launched with minimal ...