International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
West Asia conflict disrupts India’s gems and jewellery trade; diamond shipments halted
The escalation of the West Asia conflict — following joint military action by the United States and Israel against Iran — has severely disrupted India's gems...
Not going, bananas: Ramzan ripe time for most-exported fruit but Iran war a spoiler
India's banana exports — the country's top fruit export — face severe disruption due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Iran conflict Ap...
No issue can be resolved just through conflict: PM Modi meets Finnish President Alexander Stubb; calls for Ukraine peace
Prime Minister Modi met Finnish President Alexander Stubb in New Delhi on March 5, 2026, ahead of the Raisina Dialogue Both nations called for a diplomatic r...
US-India trade deal is almost at finish line: US Deputy Secretary of State Landau
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, speaking at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on March 5, 2026, stated that the US-India bilateral trade agr...
Middle East tensions: PM Modi, Emmanuel Macron discuss need for dialogue & diplomacy
PM Modi spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on the escalating situation in West Asia, stressing the urgent need for de-escalation and a return to dia...
'Responded to distress call, rescue op ongoing': India on Iran ship sunk by US off Sri Lanka coast
A US submarine fired a torpedo and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena approximately 40 nautical miles off the coast of Galle in southern Sri Lanka — the firs...
Modi-Stubb discuss West Asia conflict, sign key MoUs from AI to defence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, on March 5, 2026 during Stubb's four-...
India in talks with US on Trump’s proposal to provide risk insurance to energy cargoes transiting Strait of Hormuz
India is in active discussions with the United States regarding a Trump administration proposal to provide political risk insurance and financial guarantees ...
Strait of Hormuz disruption: Amid West Asian oil supply concerns, a few tankers with Russian crude divert to India
The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively disrupted since late February 2026 following military strikes on Iran, creating the most significant oil supply sho...
President’s war powers: Who can take the US to war? What the American Constitution says
The question of who holds the constitutional authority to take the US to war has re-emerged amid the US military campaign against Iran The US Constitution di...
How West Asia conflict has hit India’s rice exports, left thousands of containers stuck at ports
Around 400,000 metric tonnes of Indian basmati rice are stuck in transit or at ports due to West Asia conflict disruptions, with approximately 200,000 tonnes...
War in West Asia: Why the US is again turning to the Kurds amid attacks on Iran
Following US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran beginning 28 February 2026 that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other officials, the US explored using Kurdish...
What are ‘gravity bombs’, which the US is planning to shift to in Iran?
The US is reportedly shifting towards the use of gravity bombs, including bunker-busting variants, in its military operations against Iranian nuclear facilit...
Press statement by the Prime Minister during the joint press statement with the President of Finland
India and Finland elevated bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership in Digitalisation and Sustainability during Finnish President Alexander Stubb's Sta...
An atomic tug of war
Escalating geopolitical tensions have reignited concerns about nuclear proliferation, with multiple nations reassessing their nuclear postures in what analys...
India and Iran: Tied in tandem
India and Iran's bilateral relationship continues to deepen despite complex geopolitical headwinds, with strategic cooperation centred around connectivity, e...
No issue can be resolved solely through military conflict: Modi on West Asia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finnish President Alexander Stubb held bilateral talks in New Delhi on March 5, 2026, upgrading India-Finland ties to a Stra...
Six charts that explain China’s weakening economy as it posts lowest growth target in decades
China's government lowered its official 2026 GDP growth target to 4.5-5%, its least ambitious goal since 1991 Premier Li Qiang announced the target at the op...
India-Canada uranium deal and India’s nuclear programme | Explained
India and Canada signed a landmark $2.6 billion uranium supply agreement between the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Saskatchewan-based Canadian mining...
Oil leaps 3% on supply concerns as Iran conflict widens
Global oil prices surged sharply — Brent crude spiked by approximately 6–7.6% to around $78 per barrel, while WTI (West Texas Intermediate) rose by over 7% —...