International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
India-EU trade pact to be signed by end of this year: Piyush Goyal
The Union Commerce and Industry Ministry indicated that the India-EU Free Trade Agreement is targeted for signing by the end of 2026, with implementation exp...
India, UK trade pact to enhance exports competitiveness, slash trade costs: Experts
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into force, following completion of domestic ratification procedures in both countries Th...
U.S. airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run blockade
The US military carried out further airstrikes on targets in northern Iran, part of a continuing campaign to degrade Iran's ability to threaten shipping thro...
India–UK CETA comes into force; Telangana well poised to reap benefits
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into force on 15 July 2026, granting zero-duty or reduced-duty access to the United Kingd...
India-UK trade deal: Luxury cars get cheaper, but your Scotch will have to wait
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into force on 15 July 2026, triggering an immediate cut in import duty on eligible Britis...
Indus Waters Treaty: Why India wants to renegotiate the pact with Pakistan
India has repeatedly sought a formal renegotiation and modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), 1960, sending notices to Pakistan through the Permanent...
West Asia war LIVE: U.S. airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run blockade
United States forces carried out further airstrikes on military targets in northern Iran, part of a sustained campaign against Iranian air defence, radar, an...
India bars seafarers from Strait Of Hormuz voyages after attacks
India's Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) directed ship owners, ship managers, and recruitment and placement services to stop deploying Indian seafarers ...
What is Greater Tunb Island, the strategic point in the Strait of Hormuz targeted by U.S. airstrikes?
Greater Tunb Island, located near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, was targeted by a sustained wave of US airstrikes on coastal defe...
India, EU strengthen strategic partnership at 3rd TTC; announce cooperation in AI, semiconductors, clean technologies
The third ministerial meeting of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) was held in Brussels, reaffirming cooperation in trade, technology, and secu...
India eyes UAE ports to skirt Hormuz risks for energy cargoes
Indian refiners and importers have increasingly sourced energy cargoes through the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah and Khor Fakkan ports, located on the Gulf ...
India-UK trade deal kicks in: PM Narendra Modi says boost for farmers & MSMEs
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) formally entered into force on 15 July 2026, alongside a companion Double Contribution Convent...
The crisis at the heart of non-proliferation
A recent commentary examines the structural design of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), arguing that the treaty institutionalised...
India-UK FTA kicks in: What changes for consumers, industry
With the India-UK trade agreement in force from 15 July 2026, India's own tariff concessions to UK-origin goods took effect alongside the UK's concessions to...
U.S. says 90-minute airstrikes target Greater Tunb Island, strategic point in Strait of Hormuz
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted a 90-minute wave of airstrikes on Greater Tunb Island, a landform in the Strait of Hormuz, beginning around 6 a.m....
China's Brahmaputra mega dam: Can it control river water flowing into India?
Construction is underway on the Medog (Motuo) Hydropower Station, a planned 60,000 MW run-of-the-river project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet Autonomo...
India-UK trade pact takes effect, promising tariff cuts and services boost
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into force on 15 July 2026, alongside a companion Double Contribution Convention (DCC) on...
What are the gains from the India-U.K. trade deal? | Explained
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed in London on 24 July 2025, came into effect on 15 July 2026, alongside a companion Dou...
West Asia War LIVE: Tehran attacks Jordan as U.S. reimposes its blockade on Iran
Iran's retaliatory strikes extended to Jordan, whose military reported intercepting missiles that entered its airspace from Iranian territory. Bahrain activa...
U.S. Senators unveil bill for 100% tariffs on India, four others for buying Russian oil
A bipartisan group of US Senators introduced an updated version of Russia sanctions legislation, the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, combining full blocking ...