International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) High risk and other monitored jurisdictions – February 09-13, 2026
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded its fifth Plenary meeting under the Mexican Presidency (Elisa de Anda Madrazo) on February 13, 2026, and upd...
Commercial space stations the next big thing in space
As the International Space Station (ISS) approaches its planned decommissioning around 2030, a new era of commercially owned and operated space stations is e...
Parliament Budget Session 2026 Live Updates | ‘India remains in favour of peace, return to dialogue & diplomacy’: S Jaishankar on Middle East conflict
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made a suo motu statement in the Rajya Sabha on March 9, 2026, articulating India's official position on the ongoing ...
How New Delhi should deal with the new Kathmandu
With Balendra Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) sweeping Nepal's 2026 elections and forming a stable majority government, analysts recommend a recalibrat...
Why fertilisers could be the war’s soft underbelly victim for India
India imports a significant share of its fertilizer raw materials and finished fertilizers from West Asia, making the Iran war a direct threat to its agricul...
Expert Explains | ‘Islamism is dead politically… Religious vocabularies will survive in Iran, domination by clerics won’t’
Expert analysis argues that political Islamism — the ideology that seeks to organise state and society according to Islamic law — is politically "dead" in mu...
How Iran war could create ‘fertilizer shock’ – often ignored global risk to food prices, farming
Beyond the widely discussed oil price surge, analysts warn that the US-Israel-Iran conflict and the resulting Strait of Hormuz disruptions pose an equally da...
West Asia conflict: India favours peace, return to dialogue, diplomacy, says EAM Jaishankar in Parliament
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated in Parliament on March 9, 2026, that India favours peace and a return to dialogue and diplomacy in the West As...
Oil soars above $100 as Iran war forces more production cuts
Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, crossing a psychologically and economically significant price threshold as the Iran-US...
Israel-Iran war LIVE: Bahrain's state oil company declares force majeure on its shipments after Iran attack
Bahrain's state-owned oil company, Bapco Energies, declared force majeure on its shipments on March 9, 2026, after Iran struck its Al-Ma'ameer oil refinery c...
Stock markets slump as oil prices surge over Strait of Hormuz fears
Indian and global equity markets fell sharply as Brent crude surged to multi-year highs on concerns that the Iran-US conflict had effectively closed the Stra...
Iran conflict: Indian airlines cancel 279 international flights
India's Ministry of Civil Aviation confirmed on March 9, 2026, that 279 international flights operated by Indian airlines were cancelled due to ongoing airsp...
India believes in ‘dialogue & diplomacy’—Jaishankar briefs Parliament on West Asia crisis
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the Rajya Sabha on March 9, 2026, reaffirming India's position of "dialogue and diplomacy" on the 2026 Iran...
U.S. urged India to buy Russian oil already at sea to ease supply fears: Energy Secretary Chris Wright
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged India to purchase Russian crude oil cargoes already loaded onto tankers and at sea, redirecting those shipments to Ind...
Crude oil prices surpass $114 a barrel as Iran war impedes production, shipping
Crude oil prices surpassed $114 a barrel — the highest level since 2022 — as the Iran-US conflict entered a new, more intense phase, simultaneously disruptin...
U.S. orders embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia due to Iran war
The US State Department ordered non-emergency US government employees and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia due to "safety risks" arising from Iran'...
Bahrain's state oil company declares force majeure on its shipments after Iran attack
Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO Energies), Bahrain's state oil company, declared force majeure on all its oil shipments on March 9, 2026, after Iranian miss...
West Asia conflict oil hike, market reactions LIVE: U.S. urged India to buy Russian oil already at sea to ease supply fears
The United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged India to purchase Russian crude oil cargo already at sea — ships w...
Asian equities plunge as oil soars 30% on West Asia crisis
Asian equity markets suffered sharp declines as crude oil prices surged approximately 30% following the escalation of the West Asia conflict and partial clos...
Oil surges past $100 as West Asia war escalates, raising supply fears
Brent crude oil prices surged past $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, triggered by the escalating US-Israel military campaign against Iran that beg...