International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Saudi Arabia takes Indian startup’s help for satellite images
Bengaluru-based space-tech startup Pixxel has signed a data agreement with Saudi Arabia's national Earth observation platform, NSG UP42 — a platform owned by...
India salutes maritime heroes for safeguarding critical energy supplies
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal (Ports, Shipping and Waterways) publicly commended Indian seafarers aboard LPG carriers Shivalik and Nanda Devi for safely ...
India engaged with US, working with industry to mitigate tariff impact: Govt to Parliament
The Indian government informed Parliament that India remains actively engaged with the United States on trade negotiations and is working with industry stake...
India urges BRICS cohesion amid Iran crisis, flags need for UN reform
India called for BRICS cohesion as the grouping faced its most significant internal stress test — an active war involving Iran, a full BRICS member, pitted a...
Crude oil prices shoot above $103 per barrel as Iran war supply disruption continues; India’s petrol, diesel prices stable
Crude oil prices have surged above $103 per barrel — the first time in four years Brent has crossed the $100 threshold — as the US-Israel war on Iran (commen...
Pakistan strike kills 400 in Kabul: Where is this war headed, what it means for region
Pakistan conducted airstrikes on Kabul on the night of March 16, 2026, targeting what it described as "military installations and terrorist support infrastru...
Watch: At UN General Assembly, India slams Pakistan’s ‘air-bombing campaigns’ during Ramadan
India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, addressed the UN General Assembly during the commemoration of the International D...
CEA warns $130 crude could cut India’s GDP growth by 1%
Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on March 2, 2026, and warned that if crude...
Watch: US-China summit delayed: Trump cites War, Hormuz tensions
President Donald Trump has sought to delay a planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping — originally scheduled for late March/early April — as the Unit...
WTO MC14: India opposes US bid for permanent ban on e-commerce duty
At the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14), being held in Yaoundé, Cameroon (March 26–29, 2026), India opposed the United States' bid for a permanent ban ...
West Asia conflict: Sharp drop in flight services to Dubai
Flight services to Dubai have fallen sharply as the UAE has repeatedly imposed temporary airspace closures in response to Iranian missile and drone strikes t...
Indian Navy steps up vigil to escort oil tankers, unlikely to join US coalition
The Indian Navy has deployed two warship task forces to escort Indian-flagged LPG tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz and moving through the Gulf of Oman...
India in talks with Iran for safe passage of 2.7 lt LPG via Strait of Hormuz
India is conducting diplomatic negotiations with Iran to secure safe passage for six LPG carriers idling in the Persian Gulf west of the Strait of Hormuz, co...
Hormuz disruption: CBIC allows BTT clearance for cargo loaded at one port, offloaded at another
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued an emergency circular allowing "Back to Town" (BTT) clearance for export cargo that was origina...
Indian Navy joins U.S.-led drill ‘Sea Dragon’ in Guam
The Indian Navy joined Exercise Sea Dragon 2026, a US-led multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise conducted at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in ...
Use LPG judiciously, consider alternatives wherever possible—Govt amid supply crunch & shipping delays
The Union government has issued a public advisory urging households to "use LPG judiciously, consider alternatives wherever possible" as 22 Indian-flagged ve...
India, Indonesia come together to preserve shared heritage with restoration of 9th-century temple
India and Indonesia have joined forces to undertake the restoration of the Prambanan Temple complex, a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in the Special Regio...
India calls Pakistan’s strike on Kabul hospital ‘barbaric, unconscionable’, urges international action
Pakistan's military conducted airstrikes on Kabul, Afghanistan on March 16-17, 2026, targeting what it described as "terrorist support infrastructure." Afgha...
Ukraine seeks immediate release & access to 6 nationals arrested in India on terror conspiracy charges
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven foreign nationals — six Ukrainians and one American citizen — on charges of conspiring to carry out te...
India needs clear foreign policy roadmap, says parliamentary committee
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, presented its Twelfth Report on the Ministry of External Aff...