International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
PM Modi speaks with Bahrain King, condemns attacks on infrastructure, stresses secure shipping routes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Bahrain's King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa to discuss the ongoing conflict in West Asia and con...
IEA advocates work from home, reduced air travel to tackle oil shock
The International Energy Agency (IEA) published a set of immediate demand-side oil conservation recommendations to cushion the impact of a historic global oi...
'Stand in solidarity with Afghanistan': India sends 2.5-ton medical aid to Kabul after Pakistani strikes on rehab centre
India dispatched a 2.5-tonne consignment of emergency medicines, medical disposables, kits, and equipment to Kabul on March 20, 2026. The aid followed the Ma...
Amidst latest flare-up, Modi says attacks on energy sites condemnable
Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly condemned attacks on energy infrastructure in West Asia as "condemnable" and warned they "can lead to avoidable escalat...
Attacks on energy infrastructure bring the war in West Asia closer home
Israeli strikes on Iran's South Pars gas fields triggered intense Iranian retaliation against energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including Qatar's Ras La...
Af-Pak ‘open war’ risks becoming an intractable conflict
Commentary and strategic analysis emerging in late March 2026 warns that the Afghanistan-Pakistan military conflict — which erupted following Pakistani airst...
Experts Explain | Afghanistan-Pakistan War: How Pakistan’s strategic assets became its greatest threat
Following Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan territory beginning February 21-22, 2026 — targeting camps linked to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and ISIS-Kh...
Prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could severely disrupt global supply chains: Study
Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz since late February 2026 has triggered what analysts are calling the largest disruption to the global energy...
European nations, Japan, Canada say will join safety efforts in Strait of Hormuz
The UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, and Canada issued a joint statement on March 19, 2026, declaring readiness to contribute to "appropri...
Work from home, avoid air travel to deal with higher energy prices: International Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report recommending a set of demand-side measures to ease oil price pressures on consumers as the Middle Eas...
Joint statement on Strait of Hormuz by European nations, Japan, Canada
On March 19, 2026, the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, and Canada issued a joint statement on the Strait of Ho...
Nearly 100 ships pass the Hormuz Strait - who is getting through?
Since Iran's effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began on February 28, 2026, fewer than 100 commercial ships have crossed the strait in the entire thr...
U.S. issues new 30-day waiver for sale of Russian oil, adding Cuba, North Korea exceptions
The US Treasury Department issued a new 30-day general license permitting the sale of Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products, replacing an earlier l...
US hints at easing Iran oil curbs - what it means for India
The US Treasury indicated it may lift sanctions on approximately 140 million barrels of Iranian crude oil currently stranded in tankers, a move prompted by s...
Iranian attack hits Israeli oil refinery in Haifa, some damage reported
On March 19, 2026, Iranian missiles struck the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa, northern Israel, causing limited but confirmed damage — debris falls started fire...
U.S. may remove sanctions on Iranian oil stranded in tankers, Bessent says
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the United States may remove sanctions on Iranian crude oil currently loaded and stranded aboard tankers at s...
China poses pressing threat, deterrence needed to avert invasion, Taiwan says
Taiwan's government issued a formal assessment declaring that China poses a "pressing threat" and that stronger deterrence is essential to prevent a forced t...
Israel hits Tehran with airstrikes on Persian New Year as war jolts energy markets
Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran on March 20, 2026 — the morning of Nowruz (Persian New Year), as millions of Iranians observed the spring equinox holida...
Three men charged with conspiring to smuggle U.S. artificial intelligence to China
US federal prosecutors charged three men — including a senior vice president of Super Micro Computer Inc. (Supermicro) — with conspiring to smuggle $2.5 bill...
With cost of inputs rising and exports disrupted, textile units in Perambalur take a hit
Textile manufacturing units in Perambalur district (Tamil Nadu) are reporting mounting financial stress as the West Asia conflict drives up raw material cost...