International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
UK trade deal: Applications invited for car import quota
India has opened the application process for the first round of 2026 import quotas for cars from the United Kingdom under the India-UK Comprehensive Economic...
India invites applications for car import quota under India-UK trade pact
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) invited applications for the first 2026 round of import quotas for fully-built passenger cars and goods vehic...
India joins WTO fish subsidies pact, 900 questions at trade policy review
India formally joined the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, becoming the 123rd member to deposit its Instrument of Acceptance, handed over to the WTO Dir...
India joins WTO fisheries subsidies agreement to promote sustainable fishing
India has joined the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, bringing its marine fisheries subsidy regime under the agreement's disciplines The agreement's dis...
India joins WTO's agreement on fisheries subsidies
India formally deposited its instrument of acceptance for the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies The Agreement prohibits government subsidies that support ...
Hormuz crisis impact: India’s crude imports surge 60% in April-June; net oil, gas imports up 45%
India's crude oil imports rose sharply in the April–June quarter, with reported growth of around 60% year-on-year, and combined net oil and gas imports up by...
Iran hits out at Gulf neighbours as U.S. presses on with strikes
Hostilities between the United States and Iran continued for a third consecutive day, extending into strikes affecting Gulf states Iranian forces conducted m...
In China’s creation of new global AI body, a push for lead role in governance
Twenty-nine nations formally established the World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO), headquartered in Shanghai, around the opening of the 2026 World AI Co...
West Asia war LIVE: Iran guards say hit U.S. military targets in Kuwait
Escalating hostilities in West Asia have heightened concerns over the safety of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most strategically ...
Maturing approach: On the India-U.K. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed in London in July 2025 after multi-year negotiations, formally entered into force on J...
India-Australia uranium deal: Why domestic reserves are not enough to fuel India’s nuclear ambitions
India secured a long-term uranium supply deal with Australia, operationalising the India-Australia Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement nearly twelve years af...
Iran, US on brink of war again: For India, a lot to watch out for
Tensions between Iran and the United States have escalated again since mid-2026, following the collapse of an interim ceasefire that had briefly paused hosti...
Critical mineral investment falls 9% despite booming demand in 2025: IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) reported that global investment in critical mineral projects fell by about 9% in 2025, ending several years of consecut...
Afghanistan seeks deeper trade ties with India, pitches for easier business access
Afghanistan's trade representatives have asked India for easier business procedures, faster business-visa issuance, and improved market access to deepen bila...
India amends tax treaty with Sri Lanka to plug avoidance
The Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, notified (Notification No. 88/2026, dated July 16, 2026) the protocol amending the 2013 India-Sri Lanka tax t...
U.S. military launches new airstrikes to ‘swiftly punish’ Iran for deaths of U.S. troops
A drone and missile attack on a military base in Jordan killed U.S. service members and left others wounded, prompting a new round of U.S. airstrikes on Iran...
West Asia war LIVE: Iran targets U.S. military bases in Kuwait
Iranian forces struck U.S. military installations in Kuwait, with strikes reported against radar systems, air-defence assets and weapons storage at facilitie...
How the second phase of the Iran-U.S. war started and why it is raging | Explained
A ceasefire framework between the United States and Iran, negotiated in mid-June and formally signed on June 17 (the "Islamabad Memorandum"), included a Memo...
Iran's Supreme Leader says U.S. breaches show Trump's signature is 'worthless'
Iran's Supreme Leader stated that repeated breaches of the ceasefire understanding by the United States demonstrate that a U.S. presidential signature is "wo...
Iran says it is suspending commitments to interim deal with U.S. as the two exchange attacks
Iran announced the suspension of its commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States, signed in June 2026 to end the...