International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Iran war: As oil prices soar, why US is considering pausing a century-old maritime rule
With Brent crude above $100 per barrel, the US was reportedly considering invoking the Defense Production Act and pausing the Jones Act — a century-old marit...
IRGC: How a paramilitary force became one of Iran’s most powerful organisations
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has emerged as a central actor in the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, directing Iran's missile and drone strikes a...
Russia is not fighting West Asia war, but is its real winner — thanks to crude windfall
As the West Asia conflict escalated — disrupting Persian Gulf oil shipments and triggering volatility in global crude prices — Russia emerged as an unexpecte...
Graphs, Data and Perspectives: How costly will the US-Iran war be?
Following the outbreak of direct US-Israel military action against Iran in late February 2026, economists and policy analysts began modelling the macroeconom...
Watch: Dozens injured, homes damaged from barrages of Iranian overnight strikes on Israel
Iran launched a large barrage of overnight strikes on Israeli territory, resulting in dozens of casualties and significant damage to residential and civilian...
Bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in US torpedo strike to be repatriated
The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed when the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena was sunk on March 4, 2026, are being repatriated to Iran following confirmati...
US opens forced-labour trade probe into India, others under Section 301
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched Section 301 investigations against 60 economies, including India, in March 2026, targeting each countr...
Israel expands strikes on Lebanon, cuts bridge over Litani river
Israeli forces expanded airstrikes into Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah positions across a broader geographic area than before, including areas north of the tra...
28 Indian vessels with LNG, LPG and crude stranded near Hormuz
The Shipping Ministry and Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) confirmed that 28 Indian-flagged vessels carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petr...
West Asia crisis leaves 23,000 Indian seafarers stranded across Gulf; 768 on 28 Indian ships
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) reported that approximately 23,000 Indian seafarers are working across merchant, harbour, and offshore vessels in t...
India, US on the heels of finalising a critical minerals agreement, ‘big announcement in few months’, says Sergio Gor
India and the United States have agreed on the "broad parameters" of a critical minerals agreement, with US Ambassador Sergio Gor confirming at the India Tod...
Crude oil futures rise ₹94 to ₹8,898 per barrel; Brent breaches $100
Crude oil futures on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) rose by ₹94 to ₹8,898 per barrel in domestic trading. International benchmark Brent crude breached th...
‘Don’t see India as market of 1.5 bn people, but as partner amid shifting geopolitics’—Polish envoy
In a recent interview, a senior foreign business leader articulated a shift in perspective on India — viewing it not simply as a market of 1.5 billion consum...
TB survivors seek government clarification on continuity of medicines and diagnostic supplies amid global conflict
Tuberculosis (TB) survivors and patient advocacy groups sought clarification from the government on the continuity of free TB treatment under the National Tu...
Jaishankar, Iran’s Araghchi hold 4th phone call since start of West Asian conflict
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held their fourth phone call since the outbreak of the Iran-US-Israel con...
U.S. opens unfair trade practices probe of 60 countries, including India, over forced labour
The USTR launched a second wave of Section 301 investigations targeting 60 countries over forced labour trade practices — covering major US allies and partne...
Macron says Russia ‘mistaken’ if thinks West Asia war offers it respite
French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Russia would be "mistaken" if it believed the West Asia war offered it a strategic opportunity to advance its in...
Iran’s new Supreme Leader ‘wounded,’ ‘likely disfigured’, claims Hegseth
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated on March 13, 2026, that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "wounded and likely disfigured" — the first...
Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts Chittoor’s mango pulp exports
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has severely disrupted mango pulp exports from Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh, with consignments worth over ₹300 cro...
Deadly blast rocks Iran as leaders attend rally in show of defiance
A large explosion struck Ferdowsi Square in Tehran on March 13, 2026, during the annual Al-Quds Day demonstrations, killing at least one woman from shrapnel ...