International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Trump speaks to PM Modi: Leaders discuss Middle East tensions, importance of keeping Hormuz strait open
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke on March 24, 2026 — the first call between the two leaders since the US-Israel military stri...
‘India will play central role...’: Senior US official Elbridge Colby’s over West Asia crisis
US Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby arrived in New Delhi on March 24, 2026 for a two-day visit — his first official trip to India in his curr...
Govt measures have helped mitigate LPG crisis, says Vaishnaw; oil ministry says large number of LPG cargoes lined up
Two India-flagged Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs), Jag Vasant and Pine Gas, transited the Strait of Hormuz on March 23, 2026, carrying approximately 92,612 m...
No permission, payment needed for vessels to cross Strait of Hormuz; movements based on safety assessments, says Govt
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke on March 24, 2026 — the first call between the two leaders since the US-Israel military stri...
West Asia conflict: PM Modi says India has adequate crude storage and arrangements for supplies despite ‘serious crisis’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed both houses of Parliament on March 24, 2026, providing the government's assessment of the West Asia conflict's impact ...
Trump dials Modi, both discuss keeping Strait of Hormuz open
US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24, 2026 — their first direct conversation since the US-Israel military strike on Iran...
Explained: Difference between LPG and LNG, and why West Asia war affected LPG supply more
The West Asia conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruption triggered India's worst LPG shortage in decades, prompting widespread questions about why LPG was hit ...
Trump, Modi discuss Strait of Hormuz, West Asia situation
US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24, 2026, in the first such call since the outbreak of the US-Iran war — to discuss th...
Nepal’s political shift opens a strategic window for India
Nepal's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by Balendra Shah, swept the March 5, 2026 general elections, winning 182 of 275 seats in the Pratinidhi Sabha — t...
Two Indian LPG tankers exit Hormuz choke point, 20 vessels remain stuck
Two India-flagged Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs), Jag Vasant and Pine Gas, transited the Strait of Hormuz on March 23, 2026, carrying approximately 92,612 m...
China rejects 3 Indian rice shipments, alleging presence of GMOs
China has rejected three consignments of Indian rice, alleging the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), in a development that raises concerns a...
India an ‘essential’ U.S. partner in Indo-Pacific, its rise is good for American interests, says top Pentagon official
US Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby arrived in New Delhi on March 24, 2026 for a two-day visit — his first official trip to India in his curr...
US paper questions core WTO principles ahead of Ministerial Conference
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a report questioning foundational WTO principles — specifically the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) princip...
India sets up seven empowered groups to tackle West Asia war squeeze
Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed the Rajya Sabha on March 24, 2026 that the government has constituted seven empowered groups of senior officials to for...
Government extends validity of TRQ license for gold imports under trade pact with UAE
The government has extended the validity of Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) licenses for gold imports under the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreemen...
Trump dials Modi amid talks with Iran. Importance of keeping Hormuz open discussed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke on March 24, 2026 — the first call between the two leaders since the US-Israel military stri...
Modi, Trump speak for first time since Iran war, discuss importance of keeping Strait of Hormuz open
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke on March 24, 2026 — the first call between the two leaders since the US-Israel military stri...
India-Japan to finalise deal to co-develop & co-produce UNICORN mast ‘soon’, says Japanese envoy
Japan's Ambassador to India confirmed that the two countries are close to finalising a co-development and co-production agreement for the UNICORN mast — an a...
Navy chief says drones, mines threatening choke points like Hormuz without as much as formal blockade
India's Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, warned at the International Conference on India-Japan Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific (New Delhi, M...
India-US ties driven not by dusty formalities but clear-eyed interests—US under secy of war Colby
US Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby arrived in New Delhi on March 24, 2026 for a two-day visit — his first official trip to India in his curr...