International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Farmers seek agri, dairy carve-out in India-US trade deal over duty-free import fears
Farmers' organisations have rallied against key components of the proposed India-US trade agreement, demanding a formal legal carve-out that excludes agricul...
Global trade growth to slow to 1.4-1.9%, Middle East conflict a risk: WTO
The World Trade Organization (WTO) released an updated Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report on March 19, 2026, forecasting global merchandise trade gro...
5 key issues at upcoming WTO meet, India to play constructive role: Official
The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) is scheduled to be held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from March 26–29, 2026, bringing together trade ministers from all ...
India recommends anti-dumping duty on Chinese chemical used in dye industry
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on a Chinese chemical used in the pharmaceutical industr...
Govt launches Rs 497-cr ‘RELIEF’ scheme to help exporters hit by West Asia crisis; sets up IMG
The Government of India launched the RELIEF (Resilience and Logistic Intervention for Export promotion) scheme with a total financial outlay of ₹497 crore to...
Govt launches ₹497-crore RELIEF scheme as West Asia crisis disrupts exports
The government constituted an inter-ministerial group to coordinate India's response to the export disruptions caused by the 2026 West Asia maritime crisis, ...
Dire Straits: Some vessels trickle through Hormuz, their unusual paths indicate a nod from Iran
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been squeezed to a trickle since the US-Israel military campaign against Iran began on February 28, 2026, w...
Earlier too, foreign mercenaries went to Myanmar via Mizoram
India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven foreign nationals on March 13, 2026 — including American citizen Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainian...
World Happiness Report 2026: Finland happiest country for ninth time, India ranks 116th
The World Happiness Report 2026 ranked Finland as the world's happiest country for the ninth consecutive year, with a Cantril ladder score of 7.8 out of 10. ...
India’s corn exports may gain due to Iran war, other factors
Experts project India could export approximately 6.5 million tonnes of maize (corn) in the current marketing year (ending September 2026), with the Iran war ...
India, Pakistan ties ‘remain a risk’ for nuclear conflict: U.S. Intelligence
The U.S. Intelligence Community's Annual Threat Assessment, presented to the U.S. Senate, warned that the risk of nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan...
Russia-Ukraine peace talks paused amid Iran war: report
The Russia-Ukraine peace talks — a trilateral process involving the US, Russia, and Ukraine — have been put on pause, according to Russia's Izvestia newspape...
Markets tumble 2% as Israel attacks world’s largest gas field in Iran
Israel conducted an air raid on March 18, 2026 targeting treatment facilities at Asaluyeh, the onshore processing hub for the South Pars gas field — the worl...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Tehran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy facilities after Israel hits Iranian gas field
The US-Israel conflict with Iran, which began on February 28, 2026 (Operation Epic Fury), entered a dangerous new phase on March 18–19 as Israel struck Iran'...
House panel says Trump tariff likely to have ‘significant impact’, calls for India-US trade ties review
A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce has warned that the enhanced U.S. tariff regime is likely to have a "significant impact" on India's trade and ...
U.S. weighs military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase
The U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran, codenamed Operation Epic Fury, launched on February 28, 2026, has crossed its third week with over 7,800 stri...
‘Not our war’: Europe says no to Trump
Major European NATO allies — including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Greece — publicly rejected President Trump's call to join military ope...
Oil surges 4% as Iran-Qatar energy hubs hit, fears of wider supply shock rise
Crude oil prices surged over 4% following attacks on Iran's South Pars gas field and Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG hub, raising fears of a wider energy supply shock...
U.S. eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war
The U.S. Treasury issued a broad authorization allowing Venezuela's state oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), to sell Venezuelan crude directly...
Israel will not attack Iranian gas field any more: U.S. President Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump publicly stated that Israel acted alone in striking Iran's South Pars gas field, distancing the U.S. from the attack. Trump warne...