International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Italy and India set to upgrade ties during PM Modi's visit to Rome
India and Italy elevated their bilateral ties to a "Special Strategic Partnership" during a high-level summit in Rome on May 20, 2026, as part of Prime Minis...
India, Vietnam deepen defence cooperation with focus on maritime security
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a ministerial-level bilateral meeting with Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang on May 19, 2026. Both s...
Modi and Meloni outline road map for India-Italy strategic partnership
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Italy (May 19–21, 2026), India and Italy published a joint op-ed articulating a road map for an elevated strat...
Commitment to democracy makes India, Nordic nations natural partners: Modi
At the 3rd India-Nordic Summit held in Oslo on May 19, 2026, India and the five Nordic nations (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) announced the elev...
China’s new worldview and the future of global politics
China has been systematically proposing and institutionalising a set of global governance frameworks — the Global Development Initiative (GDI), Global Securi...
Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Addresses 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva
India's Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare addressed the plenary session of the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) in Geneva, Switzerland, reaffirmi...
During Rajnath's visit, India, Vietnam review defence partnership, discuss further cooperation in maritime security
The Defence Ministers of India and Vietnam held bilateral talks in Hanoi, reviewing the full scope of their defence cooperation and charting further collabor...
Italy & India: A Strategic Partnership For The Indo-Mediterranean
India and Italy elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Special Strategic Partnership," expanding cooperation across trade, defence, artificial intellige...
India, Nordic nations upgrade ties with green tech, def focus
The Third India-Nordic Summit was held in Oslo on May 19, 2026, bringing together leaders of India, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. The summit...
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin likely to be in Delhi for BRICS meet
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12–13, 2026, in New Delhi, as BRICS Chair for 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin is confirmed to atte...
A China-U.S. summit that drew global attention
The United States and China held a landmark bilateral economic and trade meeting in Geneva on May 10–11, 2025 — the first substantive high-level engagement a...
When airspace becomes the new front in China-Taiwan rivalry
China has systematically expanded the frequency and scope of People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) incursions into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Z...
India, Vietnam discuss deepening defence ties as Rajnath Singh meets Phan Van Giang in Hanoi
India's Defence Minister held bilateral talks with Vietnam's Minister of National Defence in Hanoi on May 19, 2026, reviewing progress in bilateral defence c...
Boosting defence ties, US clears Apache, howitzer support services for India
The United States government, through the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), has approved two Foreign Military Sale (FMS) packages for India totalli...
Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend BRICS summit in New Delhi in September
US extends sanctions waiver for Russian crude again: The move, its impact on India explained
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License No. 134C on May 18, 2026, extending the sanctions waiver for Russ...
U.S.-China: A temporary truce
Following the May 14, 2026 Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, the United States and China announced a partial trade deal involving agricultural purchases, rare eart...
Putin to travel to India in September to attend BRICS Leaders’ Summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin is confirmed to visit India on September 12–13, 2026 for the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi, as confirmed by a Krem...
G7 Finance Ministers explore responses to Iran war fallout
G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors met in Paris on 18–19 May 2026 under France's G7 presidency, with the Iran war's economic fallout as a centra...
Highlights: India, Nordic nations agree to elevate ties to Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership
At the third India-Nordic Summit held in Oslo on May 19, 2026, India and the five Nordic nations — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden — agreed to ...