International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
A 'delicate' balance for Canada and a 'win-win' for Modi as Carney visits India
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney began an overseas trade trip on February 26, 2026, starting with India (Mumbai then New Delhi), followed by Australia and...
Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict highlights: Afghan Government seeks 'dialogue' to resolve conflict
Pakistan's military spokesperson confirmed that Pakistani air strikes hit 22 Afghan military targets across multiple provinces, claiming 274 Taliban official...
Pakistan-Afghanistan 'open war' LIVE: Pakistan fighter jet shot down, pilot captured, says Afghan police; Islamabad denies
Pakistan and Afghanistan entered a state of open military conflict in late February 2026, with Pakistan's defence minister explicitly characterising the host...
India-U.S. trade deal will destroy Indian farmers: Rahul Gandhi
India and the United States announced a framework for an interim trade agreement on February 6, 2026, under which India agreed to reduce or eliminate tariffs...
Trump tells U.S. government to ‘immediately’ stop using Anthropic AI tech
US President Donald Trump directed all federal government agencies to "immediately cease" using artificial intelligence tools developed by Anthropic (maker o...
West Bengal signs agreement with German agency GIZ to prepare basin-based masterplans for transboundary rivers, Ichhamati and Jalangi
The Government of West Bengal signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Germany's GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbe...
China urges citizens to evacuate from Iran 'as soon as possible'
China issued its highest-level travel warning for Iran on February 27, 2026, urging all Chinese nationals to "evacuate as soon as possible" via commercial fl...
Pakistan bombs Kabul in 'open war' on Afghanistan's Taliban government
In a significant escalation following Afghan retaliatory strikes on February 26, 2026, Pakistan launched airstrikes on Afghanistan's capital Kabul, as well a...
Pakistani fighter jet crashes in Jalalabad, pilot captured, say Afghanistan military, police
Afghan military and police officials announced that a Pakistani fighter jet was downed in the sixth district of Jalalabad city on February 28, 2026, with the...
Iran-Israel conflict LIVE: 40 killed in U.S.-Israeli attack on girl's school in southern Iran, IRNA news agency reports
On February 28, 2026, Israel and the United States launched a large-scale joint military operation — codenamed "Operation Shield of Judah" (US side: "Operati...
Trump raises the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’ coming out of talks with Havana
US President Donald Trump publicly raised the possibility of a "friendly takeover" of Cuba, stating that the Cuban government was in talks with the United St...
Trump says he’s ‘not happy’ with Iran nuclear talks but awaits further rounds
A third round of US-Iran nuclear negotiations held in Geneva (February 26, 2026) concluded without a deal, with President Trump stating he was "not happy" wi...
Delhi reset not just about US, Canada always supported united India—Stéphane Dion, FM in Trudeau’s govt
Former Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion (in an interview during the Trudeau government era) emphasised that the current diplomatic reset between India...
Sri Lanka detains former intelligence chief over Easter bombings
Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake signed an order under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to detain retired Army Major General Suresh Sallay...
‘Exercise utmost caution’: India issues advisory to nationals in Israel and Iran
On February 28, 2026, following Israeli and US airstrikes on Iranian territory, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued urgent travel advisories fo...
OPEC+ may consider larger oil output boost, sources say after Israel-U.S. strikes on Iran
Eight key OPEC+ producers — Saudi Arabia, Russia, UAE, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Iraq, Algeria, and Oman — were scheduled to meet on March 1, 2026, to decide oil o...
Afghanistan launches military strikes on Pakistan in retaliation for earlier airstrikes
On February 21, 2026, Pakistan Air Force conducted airstrikes on the Afghan provinces of Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost, targeting seven alleged militant camp...
OpenAI strikes Pentagon deal with 'safeguards' as Trump dumps Anthropic
The Trump administration ordered all US federal agencies to cease using services of AI company Anthropic, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designating Ant...
U.S. says it supports Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban
The United States stated it supports Pakistan's "right to defend itself" against attacks by the Afghan Taliban, amid an escalating military confrontation bet...
UN chief Guterres deeply concerned by escalation of violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Pakistan declared it was in "open war" with Afghanistan after Pakistani forces launched airstrikes on Kabul and conducted cross-border strikes into eastern A...