International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
European gas holds near 3-year high as Middle East conflict rattles energy markets
European natural gas benchmark prices surged to near a three-year high as the West Asia conflict involving Iran disrupted major energy supply routes and ratt...
Israel expands Lebanon strikes, killing 11
Beginning March 2, 2026, Hezbollah — the Lebanese Shia militant organisation and Iran's most powerful regional proxy — entered the US-Israel-Iran war by laun...
Gulf conflict: A.P. trying to evacuate stranded people in three days
The Andhra Pradesh government has set a target of evacuating all stranded Telugu nationals from the Gulf region within three days, as the Israel-Iran conflic...
Iran-Israel war: A day‑by‑day rundown of the escalating crisis
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched joint airstrikes on Iranian cities including Tehran, Isfahan, Qom, Karaj, and Kermanshah followin...
Watch: External Affairs Ministry set up control room to assist Indians in West Asia crisis
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) established a Special Control Room on March 4, 2026, to monitor the escalating West Asia crisis and assist Indian nati...
Centre handling Gulf evacuations, has advised states against separate missions: Fadnavis
As the West Asia conflict intensified, the Union government has formally advised all state governments not to launch independent evacuation missions for Indi...
India sets up control room, issues helpline number amid Middle East crisis
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) established a special control room in New Delhi to assist Indian nationals affected by the escalating US-Iran-Israel c...
Omar Abdullah interacts with civil society members over Iran situation; appeals for peace in J-K
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met religious leaders and members of civil society at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKIC...
NIA says GoPro connected to Pahalgam attack was ‘activated’ in China, court seeks assistance from Chinese authorities
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) revealed before a special court in Jammu that a GoPro Hero 12 Black Camera (Serial No. C3501325471706) recovered in c...
Iran-Israel war update: India issues helpline numbers for its citizens in Gulf nations | Check country-wise details
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) set up a dedicated control room and issued helpline numbers for Indian nationals across Gulf countries after the Iran-...
Familiar foes: As war widens in West Asia, why Israel-Hezbollah conflict has regained focus
As the US-Israel military campaign against Iran widened across West Asia, the Israel-Hezbollah front emerged as a critical secondary theatre. Despite a cease...
Why the Canada uranium deal is crucial for India’s nuclear expansion plans
Canadian mining giant Cameco Corporation signed a landmark long-term uranium supply agreement with India's Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) on 2 March 2026,...
When Israel and Iran were friends — and built a secret oil pipeline
As the current Iran-Israel conflict intensifies, the historical background of the two countries' once-close alliance and their secret jointly-built oil pipel...
War concerns, surging crude prices: Why stock markets are nosediving again
Indian equity markets experienced a sharp crash on March 4, 2026, with the BSE Sensex falling over 2,700 points (approximately 3.4%) and the NSE Nifty 50 dec...
‘American people don’t want an endless war’, says Schumer on Iran war
US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer stated publicly that "the American people do not want another endless and costly war in the Middle East," criticisi...
U.S. orders non-emergency consular staff in Karachi, Lahore to leave Pakistan
On March 3, 2026, the US State Department ordered all non-emergency government employees and family members of US government personnel at its consulates in K...
West Asia conflict: SpiceJet to operate eight special flights from UAE to facilitate return of Indian nationals
SpiceJet announced the operation of eight special flights from the UAE to India to facilitate the return of Indian nationals amid escalating conflict in West...
Carney says talks with India’s Narendra Modi were 'frank'
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described his talks with PM Narendra Modi as "frank," a diplomatic signal of substantive but guarded progress in resettin...
IndiGo cancels 500+ flights since Feb 28 amid West Asia crisis
IndiGo, India's largest airline, cancelled more than 500 flights between February 28 and March 3, 2026, due to airspace closures triggered by US-Israel milit...
The U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran threaten global fuel trade | Data
Iran's retaliation to the U.S.-Israel "pre-emptive strike" (Operation Epic Fury / Roaring Lion, launched February 28, 2026) included the threatening closure ...