International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
China, Pakistan rake up Kashmir in joint statement after Sharif visit; term it ‘left over from history’
A joint statement issued following the Pakistani Prime Minister's four-day official visit to China included language on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, descri...
Quad FMs announce maritime, energy initiatives amidst Hormuz chokehold, tense South China Sea
At the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, the grouping issued a joint statement expressing serious concern over "dangerous and coercive actio...
Quad expands critical minerals, maritime cooperation amid China’s growing Indo-Pacific posturing
At the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, the grouping formally launched two major new initiatives: the Quad Critical Minerals Framework and ...
India expands mineral security push with new critical minerals, rare earth framework with the US
India and the United States signed a bilateral framework titled "Framework on the Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Ra...
Prime Minister of Canada Mr. Mark Carney Calls India-Canada CEPA a “Game Changer” as Shri Piyush Goyal Holds High-Level Talks in Ottawa
India's Union Minister of Commerce and Industry arrived in Ottawa leading the largest-ever Indian business delegation to Canada, comprising industry leaders ...
China, Pakistan reach 'new broad consensus' on boosting ties
China and Pakistan concluded a four-day high-level summit with a comprehensive joint communiqué announcing a "new broad consensus" on further deepening bilat...
Watch: Highlights of Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting
The 11th Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in New Delhi on May 26, 2026, under India's chairmanship, bringing together the foreign ministers of India,...
India, US seal critical minerals and rare earths pact amid global supply chain race
India and the United States signed a bilateral framework agreement on securing the supply, mining, and processing of critical minerals and rare earth element...
Quad vows to invest $20 billion towards critical minerals supply chains
India, Australia, Japan, and the United States unveiled the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative Framework at the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi o...
‘Uninterrupted flow of global commerce’: Quad launches Indo-Pacific energy security framework amid Hormuz crisis
The Quad foreign ministers, meeting in New Delhi on May 26, 2026, launched the Quad Initiative on Indo-Pacific Energy Security, a new framework to strengthen...
Watch: Is biogas the next big fuel?
The 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis — triggered by the US-Iran conflict — has disrupted approximately 50% of India's crude oil and most of its LPG supply that t...
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong to visit India for Quad FM’s meeting
The Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Quad FMM) was held in New Delhi on 26 May 2026, bringing together the foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan, and ...
As Quad Foreign Ministers meet, India-U.S. tensions, U.S.-China re-engagement and Iran war pose challenges
The Quad Foreign Ministers of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States are meeting in New Delhi on 26 May 2026, against a backdrop of three simultaneou...
Centre releases insights from first national report on Nagoya Protocol
India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released key findings from the country's first national report on the Nagoya Protocol, su...
US hopes to clinch trade deal soon but India wants tariff clarity
The United States has expressed confidence in concluding an interim bilateral trade agreement with India in the near term, but India has signalled it needs g...
New Delhi to host Quad meet on Tuesday amid West Asia turmoil
New Delhi is hosting the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting on 26 May 2026, chaired by India's External Affairs Minister with counterparts from Australia, Japan...
China sends India a message ahead of Tibetan leader-in-exile’s Dharamshala swearing-in
Penpa Tsering has been reelected as Sikyong (political head) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), winning approximately 61% of the total votes cast b...
Iran says charging fees for 'navigational services' in Hormuz
Iran's foreign ministry stated that it is collecting fees for "navigational services" on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, explicitly distinguishing t...
Annual Quad summits unlikely going forward, India to pass on baton to Australia amid scheduling issues
India will not host a standalone Quad Leaders' Summit in 2026 and is passing the chairmanship to Australia. Going forward, Quad Leaders' Summits are likely t...
Parliamentary panel to discuss impact of West Asia crisis on India's maritime trade
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture convened to examine the "Implications of the West Asia Crisis on India's Maritime Tra...