International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
West Asia crisis could raise energy risks for India but domestic flows, growth outlook remain resilient: Jefferies
Global brokerage Jefferies warned that the West Asia crisis could raise near-term energy risks for India via higher oil prices and supply disruptions, partic...
Oil option price volatility doubled to $80 in two months: Experts
Oil options price volatility doubled to $80 over a two-month period, reflecting extreme uncertainty in global energy markets amid the West Asia conflict. Exp...
With digitalisation and sustainability in focus, India, Finland elevate bilateral ties to strategic partnership
India and Finland elevated bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership in Digitalisation and Sustainability during Finnish President Alexander Stubb's visit to...
War can impact up to ₹5,000 cr. of pharma exports, disrupt supply chain
The ongoing US-Iran war in West Asia threatens up to Rs 5,000 crore of India's pharmaceutical exports to the region due to surging freight costs and maritime...
West Asia on fire: On the Israeli-American war against Iran
The United States expanded the theatre of its military campaign against Iran into the Indian Ocean, marking a significant escalation of the Israel-Iran confl...
Sinking of Iranian ship brings war to region, say Sri Lankan and Maldivian leaders
Sri Lankan and Maldivian leaders expressed alarm at the sinking of an Iranian vessel as part of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, stating "the war has been ...
Gulf Frustrated at Being the Center of War That’s Not Theirs
Gulf Arab states have been absorbing the majority of Iranian retaliatory attacks in the US-Iran conflict that began in late February 2026 Iran's Revolutionar...
Suspension of flights, shipping surcharge push exporters from south India to the edge
The suspension of Indian airline flights to West Asia — triggered by US and Israeli military strikes on Iran (late February 2026) and retaliatory Iranian thr...
Indian basmati exporters seek Covid-type relief after Iran war disrupts shipping
Indian basmati rice exporters have urged APEDA to seek Covid-type relief from the Commerce Ministry after the Israel-Iran war severely disrupted shipping rou...
Nuclear deterrence and the Iran war
Following the joint US-Israeli military strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, strategic analysts are re-e...
Iran-Israel war grounds IndiGo’s Europe flights
IndiGo, India's largest airline, has been forced to ground its entire fleet of six Boeing 787 widebody aircraft used for European routes since February 28, 2...
Twenty-four U.S. states announce lawsuit to stop Trump’s latest global tariffs
A coalition of 24 US states, led by Oregon, California, New York, and Arizona, filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade challenging President T...
Without naming Trump, Finnish President Stubb says ‘wrecking ball’ being taken to international order
The 11th edition of the Raisina Dialogue opened in New Delhi on March 5, 2026, with the theme "Saṁskāra: Assertion, Accommodation, Advancement" Finnish Presi...
Iran crisis: 60,000 tonnes of basmati rice stuck in ports, exporters seek urgent govt. aid
Approximately 60,000 tonnes of basmati rice are stuck at Indian ports unable to be shipped, while broader estimates put total stranded cargo (at ports and in...
U.S. and West Asia nations seek Kyiv's drone expertise: Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine is helping five countries in the Middle East and Gulf region counter Iranian drone attacks, wh...
U.S. House rejects war powers resolution, backs Trump on Iran war
The US House of Representatives narrowly rejected a War Powers Resolution that would have required the withdrawal of US forces from the military campaign aga...
Watch: India condoles Khamenei’s death; foreign secretary signs condolence book
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi on March 5, 2026 and signed the condolence book on behalf of the Government of India ...
Gulf conflict: LNG squeeze may impact urea output ahead of kharif season
The ongoing Gulf conflict has disrupted LNG (liquefied natural gas) flows through the Strait of Hormuz, threatening India's urea production capacity ahead of...
India finally condoles killing of Iran's Khamenei; foreign ministers talk
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri signed the condolence book at the Iranian embassy in New Delhi on 5 March 2026, nearly five days after Supreme Leader Ali Kham...
The legality of U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran
The United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, designated Operation Roaring Lion (Israel) and Operation Epi...