International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Canada PM's visit to India built strong foundation for truly renewed partnership: Modi
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney paid an official visit to India from February 27 to March 2, 2026 — the first bilateral visit by a Canadian Prime Ministe...
Indian fruit, vegetable exporters a worried lot as Iran war upsets all calculations
The ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict has severely disrupted India's agricultural export supply chains to the Middle East and Gulf region, with shipping compan...
Iran war disrupts global ocean freight and air cargo supply chains beyond oil
The U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran (Operation Epic Fury / Operation Roaring Lion), launched February 28, 2026, has caused a supply chain disrupti...
West Asia crisis: MEA establishes control room to assist Indians
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced the establishment of a Special Control Room on March 4, 2026, to assist Indian nationals in West Asia and th...
Strait of Hormuz: What happens if Iran shuts global oil corridor?
Following the US-Israel airstrikes on Iran beginning February 28, 2026, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued warnings prohibiting vessel pa...
US-Israel-Iran War | On Govt table: Diaspora safety, fuel price cushion for middle class at home
The Indian government convened a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting on the night of March 2, 2026, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to asses...
On India’s fighter jet acquisitions
India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on February 12, 2026 accorded an Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 114 additional Rafale jets under the Multi-Role ...
A reboot: On Canada-India ties
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's four-day visit to India (February 27 – March 2, 2026) marked a significant diplomatic reset after years of strain under...
NATO 'welcomes' Macron's nuclear drive
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on March 2, 2026 a landmark shift in France's nuclear posture, ordering an increase in the country's nuclear warhe...
Iranian missile hits U.S. base at Al-Udeid: Qatar Defence Ministry
Qatar's Defence Ministry confirmed that an Iranian ballistic missile struck Al-Udeid Air Base, the largest United States military installation in the Middle ...
U.N. Human Rights chief ‘deeply shocked’, urges all sides in West Asia war to ‘come to their senses’
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed being "deeply shocked" by the scale and nature of civilian casualties in the US-Israel-Iran confl...
Trump Says He’ll Cut Off Trade With Spain Over Air Base Use
US President Donald Trump directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to "cut off all dealings with Spain" after Spain refused to allow the United States to us...
Air strike hits Iraq base housing pro-Iran group: faction sources
An air strike hit a base in Iraq housing pro-Iranian militia groups, according to faction sources, as part of the expanding US-Israel military campaign follo...
WTO meet: India pushes tech transfer to boost developing nations’ trade
At a WTO committee meeting ahead of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) scheduled in Yaoundé, Cameroon in March 2026, India pushed for mandatory technolog...
Pahalgam case: NIA seeks China's help to trace GoPro cam info
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has formally sought China's judicial assistance in tracing the buyer and end user of a GoPro Hero 12 Black camera ide...
US, Israel attacks Iran: Scheduled, charter flights to be used for repatriation
Following US-Israel joint strikes on Iran (beginning February 28, 2026) and Iran's retaliatory drone and missile campaign across the Gulf region, large-scale...
GoPro trail in Pahalgam terror attack leads to Chinese city, court allows NIA to seek Beijing help
In the investigation of the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack — in which 26 tourists were killed at Baisaran meadow in Kashmir after their religious iden...
West Asia crisis: 38 Indian ships stuck in Persian Gulf; 3 sailors dead
Approximately 38 Indian-flagged vessels carrying over 1,100 Indian sailors are stranded in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman following the disruption of the ...
Data centres new target in Iran conflict; 3 Amazon units hit by drones in UAE, Bahrain
Three Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centre facilities in the UAE and Bahrain were damaged in drone strikes linked to Iran's retaliatory campaign following U...
Canada PM’s visit to India built strong foundation for truly renewed partnership: Modi
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney paid an official bilateral visit to India from February 27 to March 2, 2026 — the first visit by a Canadian Prime Ministe...