International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
India's Right of Reply at the UN: Rejecting Pakistan's Kashmir Reference and Warning on Cross-Border Terrorism
India used its Right of Reply (a procedure that lets one country respond to another's speech) at the United Nations General Assembly after Pakistan's Prime...
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye Reaffirm Collective Defence Pact After Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia
Top defence officials of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye met in Riyadh and strongly reaffirmed their commitment to collective defence (a promise to...
India and Bangladesh Hold First Top-Level Talks After 2024: Minorities, Border and River Water Treaties on the Table
The Prime Minister of India and the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government held their first bilateral meeting on 4 April 2025. It took place in...
India and Qatar Upgrade Ties to a Strategic Partnership: Trade, Investment, Tax Treaty and West Asia
India and Qatar signed an agreement raising their relationship to a Strategic Partnership. This happened during the State visit of the Amir (ruler) of Qatar...
India and France Review EPR Nuclear Reactor Plans, Local Supply Chains and the SHANTI Rules
India's Ministry of Power held talks in New Delhi with EDF, the French state-owned energy company, about using EPR (European Pressurised Reactor) technology...
India and Chile Agree to Negotiate a Comprehensive Trade Pact, Sign Copper and Antarctica Deals
India and Chile agreed to start negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). This will be a much wider trade deal than the...
US and China to Set Up a Communication Channel on AI Incidents
The United States and China have agreed to set up a direct communication channel between their governments to discuss incidents involving artificial...
India-EDF Talks on EPR Nuclear Reactors and Pumped Hydro Storage
India and EDF, the French state-owned energy company, held talks on deploying EPR (European Pressurised Reactor) nuclear technology in India. The...
Revised Model Bilateral Investment Treaty: India Keeps Taxation Out and Keeps the Local Remedies Rule
A revised Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) (the standard template India uses to negotiate investment treaties) is expected to go to the Union Cabinet...
India-US Trade Deal "90% Done": What the Pact and the Quad Mean for India
A senior official of the US State Department (the US foreign ministry) said at a press briefing on 24 September 2026 that the India-US trade agreement is...
India and Australia Work on a Bigger Trade Deal (CECA) and a Bilateral Investment Treaty
India and Australia are working on two new agreements: a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) and a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). The...
India Reserves Third-Party Rights in Russia's WTO Case Against the EU's Carbon Border Tax (CBAM)
On 25 September 2026, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) set up a panel (a group of trade judges) to examine Russia's...
India-US Trade Deal Nearly Final: Where the Bilateral Trade Agreement Stands
A senior official of the US State Department said the India-US trade deal is '90 per cent plus' complete. Only the final details are still being worked out....
Iran Offers to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz in 7 Days: Blockade, Sanctions and the Nuclear Question Explained
Iran's Foreign Minister put forward a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow sea route through which a large share of the world's oil and...
WTO Sets Up a Panel on Russia's Challenge to the EU Carbon Border Tax (CBAM): Why India Joined as a Third Party
The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) set up a panel (a group of trade judges) on 25 September 2026 in Geneva. The panel...
India and Liberia Launch a UN Group to Protect Merchant Ships and Seafarers
India and Liberia launched a new Group of Friends on Safety and Security of Shipping and Seafarers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York...
India and Australia Work on a Bigger Trade Deal (CECA) and an Investment Treaty, with Critical Minerals at the Centre
India and Australia are negotiating two agreements at the same time: a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) and a Bilateral Investment Treaty...
US-China Trade Truce Extended: Why India Faces Greater Risk From New US Tariffs on Russian Oil Buyers
The United States and China agreed to extend their trade truce, known as the Busan Agreement, until January 10, 2027. It was earlier due to end on November...
Pakistan and Afghanistan Clash Again on the Durand Line After Pakistani Air Strikes
Pakistan said its forces killed at least 13 Afghan Taliban fighters in overnight fighting on September 24-25, 2026, in the Gulistan sector of Pakistan's...
Pakistan Meets Bangladesh and Iran Leaders at the UN General Assembly: What It Means for South Asia
On 22 September 2026, the Prime Minister of Pakistan held separate meetings with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and the President of Iran. The meetings...