International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Piyush Goyal hails India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement coming into force today
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the accompanying Agreement on Social Security officially entered into force on 15 July 202...
Mint Explainer | India-UK trade deal kicks in—what CETA means for exporters, services and MSMEs
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), together with a linked Double Contributions Convention (DCC) on social security, entered into...
Whisky, cars and more: What gets cheaper as India-UK FTA kicks in
With the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in force from 15 July 2026, India's import duties on a range of UK-origin goods fell, mak...
US Senators unveil sweeping Russia sanctions bill; name India among nations facing possible tariffs
A bipartisan group of US Senators introduced a bill proposing sweeping sanctions on Russia's economy, including its energy and financial sectors and its defe...
US Russia sanctions bill cuts India, China tariff threat from 500% to 100%
A revised, bipartisan Russia sanctions bill in the US Senate — the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 — was unveiled on 14 July 2026, lowering the proposed secon...
Piyush Goyal holds key meetings with EU, Belgian leaders to deepen trade, clean energy, agriculture cooperation
A high-level Indian business delegation visited Spain, Belgium, and Finland to advance India's economic partnership with the European Union. In Brussels, the...
On South China Sea, government backs tribunal ruling against Beijing
The Ministry of External Affairs stated that India's position on the South China Sea is well established, emphasising freedom of navigation and overflight, o...
India-UK FTA kicks in Wednesday, giving most labour-intensive exports zero-duty access
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into effect on 15 July 2026, giving Indian exporters duty-free access to the UK market ac...
India-UK FTA comes into effect today, unlocking duty-free access for Indian exports
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into effect on 15 July 2026, giving Indian exporters duty-free access to the UK market ac...
‘Most ambitious and aspirational FTAs’: India-U.K. trade deal set to come into force on July 15
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) took effect on 15 July 2026, described by officials as among India's most ambitious and aspira...
India-UK trade pact comes into force on Wednesday; bilateral trade to hit USD 100 bn by 2030
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into force on 15 July 2026, after negotiations concluded in May 2025 and the agreement wa...
Oil hits one-month high as U.S., Iran step up attacks in Strait of Hormuz
Global crude oil benchmarks rose to their highest levels in about a month as the US and Iran stepped up attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz Brent crud...
U.S. attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across West Asia as both vie for control of strait
The US carried out further strikes on Iranian targets, and Iran retaliated with strikes across multiple locations in West Asia, widening the conflict beyond ...
India, UK trade pact to come into force from July 15: An Explainer
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) enters into force on July 15, 2026, alongside a companion Double Contribution Convention (DCC)...
India’s imports from China soar to $80 billion in first half of 2026, exports up 37%
India-China two-way trade rose to $91.72 billion in the first six months of 2026, a 23.6% increase over the same period last year Indian imports from China r...
U.S. strikes Iran for third day, will reimpose blockade
The US military carried out a third consecutive day of strikes on Iranian targets, with reports indicating that a negotiated deal with Iran was still conside...
India supports UN membership for Palestine, says MEA
India reaffirmed its support for Palestine's full membership of the United Nations at a ministerial meeting of the Palestine Donor Group held in Brussels on ...
Jaishankar discusses global developments, including West Asia, Ukraine with UN Chief Guterres
India's external affairs leadership held discussions with the UN Secretary-General on global developments, including the situation in West Asia and the war i...
'Both vessels carried 30 Indian seafarers': MEA strongly condemns attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz that killed sailor
Two vessels, MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa, carrying a combined 30 Indian seafarers, were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz One Indian national w...
India-UK FTA from July 15: What changes for autos, whisky, exports and consumers
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) takes effect from July 15, 2026, granting Indian exporters duty-free access on close to 99% of...