International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
India ‘deplores’ attack on Thai ship bound for Gujarat port
A Thai-flagged bulk cargo vessel, MV Mayuree Naree, was struck by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on March 11, 2026, causing a fire and forcing partial e...
Indian, French armies hold expert exchange on precision strike capabilities
The Indian Army and the French Army conducted a Subject Matter Expert (SME) Exchange on March 9–10, 2026, focusing on Long Range Vectors (LRVs) and Precision...
‘Targeting mistake’ led to U.S. missile strike on Iranian school: report
Preliminary investigation findings indicated that a US missile strike on February 28, 2026, hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school in Minab, Hormozgan provi...
Nepal's RSP gets highest number of votes under proportional representation category
Nepal held parliamentary elections on March 5, 2026, and vote counting revealed the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured the highest vote share under the p...
FBI warned California that Iran could launch drones at the West Coast: report; Trump says ‘not worried’
The FBI issued an alert to California law enforcement warning that Iran "aspired" to conduct a drone strike from an unidentified vessel off the US West Coast...
U.S. has ‘practically nothing left to target’ in Iran, says Trump: report
US President Trump stated the US has "practically nothing left to target" in Iran, signalling that the kinetic military phase of the US-Iran war (Operation E...
West Asia conflict: India hails IEA move to release emergency oil stocks
India formally welcomed the International Energy Agency's (IEA) decision to release emergency oil stocks from member countries' strategic reserves, calling i...
Reliance remains mum even as Trump announces ‘historic’ $300 billion U.S. refinery deal
US President Donald Trump announced a "historic $300 billion deal" involving India's Reliance Industries to build the first new oil refinery in the United St...
‘We won, but don’t want to leave early,’ Trump says; U.S. have knocked out 58 Iranian mine-laying ships so far
US forces destroyed at least 16 Iranian mine-laying naval vessels in a strike near the Strait of Hormuz on March 10-11, 2026, as a preemptive measure based o...
Iran police chief says anti-government protesters treated as 'enemies'
Iran's national police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan warned that anti-government protesters would be treated as "enemies" if they support forces opposed to the Iran...
Afghan Govt says three civilians killed by Pakistani shelling
The Afghan government (Taliban administration) confirmed that three civilians were killed by Pakistani artillery shelling along the Afghanistan–Pakistan bord...
India must diversify energy sources as oil markets turn volatile, says former Deputy NSA Pankaj Saran
Former Deputy National Security Advisor Pankaj Saran called on India to urgently diversify its energy sources as global oil markets turn highly volatile due ...
G7 leaders agreed to examine option of escorting ships to navigate freely in Gulf
Leaders of the G7 — the US, Canada, Japan, Italy, the UK, Germany, and France — agreed to examine the option of providing naval escorts for commercial ships ...
Investment rule tweaks will benefit electronics and rare earth sector in India, says DPIIT Secretary
DPIIT Secretary Amardeep Singh Bhatia, speaking on March 11, 2026, said the revised FDI norms for land border countries (LBCs) will specifically benefit Indi...
FDI policy eased: Relaxed PN3 opens door for global funds with Chinese stakes
India's revised FDI policy (March 10, 2026 Cabinet decision) facilitates easier entry for companies from the US, Taiwan, South Korea, and Europe that have mi...
Iran Says Truce Depends on US, Israel Pledging No Future Strikes
Iran has communicated through regional intermediaries that any ceasefire in the ongoing conflict is conditional on the US and Israel pledging no future milit...
Kremlin says Britain was involved in Ukraine’s missile strike on Russia
The Kremlin accused British specialists of direct involvement in a Ukrainian Storm Shadow cruise missile strike on Bryansk, Russia, on March 11, 2026. The st...
India to release product list for faster PN3 FDI approvals
Following the Union Cabinet's March 10, 2026 amendments to Press Note 3 (PN3), DPIIT will release a detailed product-level list specifying which items within...
Eased FDI norms balance capital inflows and strategic safeguards: Experts
The Union Cabinet approved significant amendments to India's FDI framework for countries sharing a land border — primarily China — on March 10, 2026, relaxin...
Iran war impact: Govt mulling diversion of stranded cargo to new markets
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry sought detailed information from goods exporters about consignments stranded due to the West Asia crisis, exploring the...