International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Rubio delivers invitation to PM from Trump to visit US, says US won’t allow Iran to hold energy market hostage
The US Secretary of State met the Indian Prime Minister in New Delhi, delivering a formal invitation from the US President to visit Washington in the near fu...
5-nation tour pacts to drive job growth: PM Modi
The Prime Minister concluded a five-nation visit to the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy (May 15–20, 2026), the most extensiv...
217 Indians joined Russian army, 49 dead, Centre tells SC
The Union government informed the Supreme Court that 217 Indian nationals had joined the Russian Armed Forces amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, of wh...
Ukrainian strike on college in Russian-occupied town kills 18: officials
A Ukrainian strike hit a college building and dormitory of the Starobilsk College of Luhansk Pedagogical University in Starobilsk — a city in the Russian-occ...
China to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing
China unveiled the crew of its Shenzhou-23 mission on 23 May 2026, scheduled for launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the night of 24 May 2026....
Bundibugyo ebolavirus | A deadly pathogen
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) officially declared its 17th Ebola outbreak on 15 May 2026, with cases concentrated in the Rwampara, Mongwalu, and Bun...
Conference at UN to review nuclear non-proliferation treaty fails to reach agreement
The 11th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), held over four weeks at the United Nations in New York, ended without producing a c...
Trump says agreement with Iran 'largely negotiated,' includes opening strait
A ceasefire-and-negotiations framework between the US and Iran has been described as "largely negotiated," with a first-phase memorandum of understanding (MO...
Raul Castro | The old man and the siege
A US federal grand jury indicted 94-year-old former Cuban President Raúl Castro on charges of conspiracy to kill US nationals, destruction of aircraft, and f...
A ship-sized hole in the budget
Fuel prices in India have been raised multiple times within a 10-day period in May 2026, driven by the ongoing conflict involving Iran and the near-total clo...
Progress made in negotiations between US and Iran: Secretary Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking during a visit to New Delhi, confirmed that progress has been made in negotiations between the United States and ...
Marco Rubio meets PM Modi, says US energy can diversify India’s supply
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on May 23, 2026, in a visit framed as an effort to repair and deepen the bila...
‘Will work closely for global good’: PM Modi after meeting Rubio in Delhi, gets Trump White House invite
The Prime Minister of India met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New Delhi on May 23, 2026, during Rubio's first visit to India in that capacity. Fo...
How Iran’s new transit regime tightens its grip over Strait of Hormuz — and leaves world in a dilemma
Iran established the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), a body mandated to manage ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz and collect passage fees from...
Rubio, Modi discuss bilateral trade, energy security, West Asia crisis
Energy security featured as a central agenda item during the US Secretary of State's bilateral meeting in New Delhi on May 23, 2026. The US side affirmed tha...
Rubio meets Modi during India visit with energy high on agenda
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited India in May 2026 — his first visit as the top US diplomat — with energy security as the centrepiece of discussions...
India is important to the U.S.’s Indo-Pacific policy, says Rubio, invites Modi to Washington
The US Secretary of State's four-day India visit included discussions on deepening cooperation in strategic technologies and defence industrial co-production...
Trade & QUAD in focus as Rubio meets PM Modi, says India cornerstone of US’s Indo-Pacific policy
The US Secretary of State described India as a "cornerstone" of Washington's Indo-Pacific strategy during his first India visit in this role. The Quad Foreig...
UN nuclear non-proliferation talks fail
The 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) concluded at UN Headquarters in New York without reaching consensu...
Marco Rubio in India highlights: PM Modi, Rubio discuss bilateral ties, West Asia crisis
The US Secretary of State visited India for a four-day visit beginning May 23, 2026, marking his first official trip to India in this capacity. Bilateral tal...