International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, addressed the Joint Operations Capability Assessment Programme (JOCAP) at the Army War College (AWC) ...
Oil rises 1%, stays below $90/bbl as IEA weighs strategic stock release
Crude oil prices surged past $119 per barrel — their highest since mid-2022 — as the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict disrupted Middle East supply and triggered fea...
LPG crisis LIVE: Commercial LPG shortage hits hotels, restaurants across India
A severe shortage of commercial LPG cylinders hit hotels, restaurants, and small industries across India in March 2026, with the National Restaurant Associat...
Civil Aviation Ministry monitors West Asia flights amid tensions
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) facilitated additional arrival and departure slots at Indian airports and approved Muscat International Airp...
Allies in India have been good actors, have temporarily allowed New Delhi to accept Russian oil already at sea: White House
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the United States had "temporarily permitted" India to accept Russian crude oil cargoes already at s...
Emerging markets race: Vietnam gains ground as India’s rupee, markets weigh on ranking
India's position in a multi-indicator emerging market tracker has come under pressure, with Vietnam gaining ground due to its strong GDP growth and improving...
Palm oil export demand cools as West Asia conflict lifts freight, insurance costs
Global demand for Indonesian and Malaysian palm oil exports cooled as the West Asia conflict caused freight rates and war risk insurance premiums to surge sh...
Trump Warns Iran Against Laying Mines in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran on March 10, 2026 that any attempt to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz would trigger an unprecedented military respo...
Why shadow tankers are the only ships still moving through the Strait of Hormuz
With legitimate commercial tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz having collapsed by over 90% since the U.S.-Israel military strikes on Iran began on F...
India's Russian oil buys part of effort to be a strong US partner in keeping oil prices stable, Sergio Gor says
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor publicly stated that India's purchases of Russian crude oil are part of India's role as "a great partner of the United Stat...
Ambani’s Reliance to invest in first US oil refinery in 50 years, says Trump
US President Donald Trump announced that Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries will be a key investor in the first new oil refinery to be built in the United S...
Strategic trade mission seeks to tap opportunities from UK-India FTA
A trade mission from the UK's West Midlands region visited India, signing bilateral agreements covering energy, technology, and education sectors. The missio...
Middle East crisis: Jaishankar holds 'detailed conversation' with Iranian foreign minister Araghchi
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spoke with Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on March 10, 2026, in a "detailed conversation" covering regi...
Jaishankar, Iran’s Araghchi hold third call as war rages
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi spoke for the third time since the outbreak of the Iran-Israel-U.S. ...
India could gain GCC investments if West Asia expansion slows amid tensions
Analysts and industry bodies project that India stands to gain additional Global Capability Centre (GCC) investments if ongoing West Asia tensions cause mult...
Govt eases investment curbs from land bordering countries, including China, sets 60-day deadline for clearance of proposals
The Union Cabinet approved a revision to Press Note 3 (2020) easing foreign direct investment restrictions for entities from countries sharing land borders w...
U.S. Navy has not yet escorted ships through Strait of Hormuz: White House on Energy Secretary’s now-deleted post
The White House clarified that the US Navy had not yet escorted commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz despite an earlier post by the US Energy Secret...
U.S. military destroys at least 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels ‘near Strait of Hormuz’
US Central Command announced on March 10, 2026, that it had destroyed at least 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, acting on orders fro...
AI and the national security calculus
The controversy over AI integration in US military systems — highlighted by the "Signalgate" episode (March 2025), where senior US officials accidentally inc...
West Asia conflict: Jaishankar holds ‘detailed’ conversation with Iranian counterpart Araghchi
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a detailed diplomatic conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss the evolving West Asi...