International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Trump administration seeks delay in tariff refunds battle
The US Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977, ...
India, European Union to give each other Most Favoured Nation status for 5 years in trade deal
India and the European Union have agreed to grant each other Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status for a period of five years under their Free Trade Agreement (F...
'Death warrant for farmers': Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi at Punjab rally; questions Indo-US trade deal
India and the United States announced an interim bilateral trade deal in February 2026, with India agreeing to reduce or eliminate tariffs on a range of US a...
A look at major US military bases in the Middle East
Following the US-Israel joint military strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, the role of US military bases across the Middle East has come under renewed scru...
How India and Canada mended their frayed ties
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in India on February 27, 2026, for a four-day state visit — the most significant diplomatic contact between the t...
Explained: How Pakistan-Afghanistan ‘open war’ follows a long history of differences
The declaration of "open war" between Pakistan and Afghanistan in late February 2026 — following Pakistan's air strikes on Kabul, Kandahar, and the Paktia bo...
How India and Israel have deepened cooperation in agriculture
India and Israel have deepened their agricultural cooperation under the Indo-Israel Agriculture Project (IIAP), with 43 Centres of Excellence (CoEs) approved...
What changed in Hong Kong after National Security Law? | Explained
Nearly six years after the National Security Law (NSL) came into effect on June 30, 2020, Hong Kong's political and civic landscape has been fundamentally tr...
Beyond tariffs: India-EU FTA text focuses on services, sustainability, IPR, digital trade
The provisional text of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement has been released, revealing a 20-chapter agreement that goes far beyond tariffs to cover services,...
India to share info on cybercrime investigation, call centre scams with U.K.
India has committed to sharing information on cybercrime investigations and call centre scam operations with partner countries, marking a significant expansi...
Afghanistan-Pakistan ‘open war’: Iran, Russia, China call for dialogue, offer mediation amidst conflict
As Pakistan and Afghanistan descended into declared "open war" following Pakistan's air and missile strikes on Kabul, Kandahar, and border regions, regional ...
Farmers to protest in Delhi against import duty concession on US apples
Apple farmers from Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand announced a joint protest in Delhi against the government's decision to grant a quota...
Re-balancing India-US trade deal possible amid changed circumstances: Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that "re-balancing" the India-US trade deal is possible given "changed circumstances," signalling India's ...
Spain alerts WHO of swine flu virus believed to have been transmitted between people
Spain alerted the World Health Organization (WHO) of a suspected case of human-to-human transmission of the swine influenza A(H1N1)v virus in Catalonia in Fe...
India and Israel pledge to boost ties in defence and technology
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel on February 25-26, 2026 — the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Israel in nearly a decade and the first ...
Norway's sovereign wealth fund pulls out of Adani
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), the world's largest sovereign wealth fund with approximately $2 trillion in assets, excluded Adani Green Ener...
India begins anti-subsidy probe into Chinese plastic raw material imports
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation against imports of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) susp...
Nepal to hold first election since deadly protests, with three rivals vying to be Prime Minister
Nepal is holding its first Kathmandu metropolitan mayoral election since the dramatic 2022 victory of rapper-turned-politician Balendra "Balen" Shah, with th...
Brief Red Sea return ends as Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd reroute ships via Cape of Good Hope
Shipping giants Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd — operating under their Gemini Cooperation alliance — have reversed a brief return to Red Sea transits and reverted to...
Unable to verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment: UN nuclear watchdog report
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stated in its February 2026 report that it cannot verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment acti...