International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
World could face worst energy crisis in decades, IEA chief warns
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol issued an urgent warning that the world is facing the worst energy crisis in decades, with global oil supplies reduced by ...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iran issues indirect threat at West Asian electrical, water stations, including a UAE nuclear plant
Iran issued threats to target electrical grids, water supply stations, and critical infrastructure across West Asia, including a direct implied threat to the...
Saudi Arabia and the UAE targeted in fresh attacks
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been subjected to sustained ballistic missile and drone attacks from Iran, marking the first time in history that Iran has atta...
Iran threatens to attack West Asia electrical plants powering U.S. bases
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement on March 23 threatening to attack electrical plants in Gulf Arab states that supply power ...
Asian shares decline as hopes dim for resolution in Iran
Asian stock markets fell sharply on March 23 following Trump's 48-hour ultimatum to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz: South Korea's KOSPI plunged 6.5%, Japan's...
Global economy faces major threat amid worsening energy crisis: IEA chief
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol stated that the West Asia conflict has triggered a global energy crisis worse than the twin oil shocks of the 1970s and th...
Tencent integrates WeChat with OpenClaw AI agent amid China tech battle
Tencent launched ClawBot, a tool that integrates its WeChat messaging platform with OpenClaw — an open-source AI agent capable of performing tasks like file ...
As Gor makes first trip as U.S. Special envoy to South Asia, Delhi watches strategic signals closely
US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor undertook his first official trip to Sri Lanka and Maldives (March 19-24, 2026), skipping India in thi...
DGTR recommends anti-dumping duty on rayon yarn imports from China
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended imposing anti-dumping duties ranging from $386 to $1,071 per metric tonne on imports of ...
How the West Asian conflict upended global monetary policy
The US-Iran war in West Asia has disrupted the monetary policy trajectories of major central banks globally, forcing a pause in the rate-cutting cycles that ...
Donald Trump’s changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about U.S. war preparation
US President Trump's approach to the Strait of Hormuz has undergone a series of contradictory shifts within a single week, raising questions about coherence ...
'Need to give diplomacy a chance': Congress MP Manish Tewari over supply chain disruptions amid West Asia conflict
As the US-Iran conflict continues with no sign of de-escalation, supply chain disruptions from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are spreading beyond crude...
Majority of Japanese Oppose Sending Warships to Middle East
Polls conducted over the weekend of 21–22 March 2026 show a clear majority of Japanese oppose sending Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) warships to the Middle ...
PM Narendra Modi to speak in Lok Sabha on West Asia conflict today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha on 23 March 2026 on the ongoing West Asia conflict (US-Iran war), emphasising India's commitment to peac...
Watch: Why is the assassination of Congo’s first PM Patrice Lumumba being talked about now?
On 17 March 2026, a Belgian court ordered Étienne Davignon, a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat and ex-European Commissioner, to stand trial for alleged co...
Why is ‘Vishwaguru’ not advancing BRICS summit for diplomatic initiative on West Asia crisis: Cong
The Congress party questioned why Prime Minister Modi is not advancing the BRICS+ Summit (which India is set to host in 2026) to mount a diplomatic initiativ...
India’s limited oil buffers, reliance on subsidies heighten risks from Middle East conflict, Moody’s warns
A Moody's assessment has identified India as "highly vulnerable" to a prolonged disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, specifically citing two structural weakne...
‘Outlook has grown more daunting’: Moody’s warns on Asia-Pacific growth, sees slowdown to 4% in 2026 amid heightened Middle East risks
Moody's Ratings has warned that the outlook for Asia-Pacific economies has "grown more daunting," projecting a regional growth slowdown to approximately 4% i...
Facing a ‘crisis’, EU millers seek safeguard duties on rice
European rice millers' associations have formally requested a review of EU trade agreements to impose safeguard duties on rice imports, citing a "crisis" in ...
West Asia conflict: PM reviews mitigating measures planned, sets up team of key ministers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in New Delhi on 22 March 2026 to review India's preparedness for, a...