International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Piyush Goyal gives big hint on India-US trade deal, says it would be 'rebalanced’ if circumstances change
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal gave a strong public signal that the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) would be "game-changing," indicatin...
Merkel flags ‘fragmented’ global order—’Manmohan Singh provided courage to solve today’s issues’
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered the inaugural Dr. Manmohan Singh Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, issuing a stark warning that the global orde...
Bay of Bengal nations set for major transformation in small-scale fisheries governance
Nations bordering the Bay of Bengal are preparing for a significant transformation in their small-scale fisheries sector, with new regulations, international...
‘New Delhi was seen as difficult & protectionist, EU-India FTA a new chapter,’ says Polish envoy
Poland's Ambassador to India, speaking to a major national publication, stated that New Delhi was historically "seen as difficult and protectionist" in trade...
India focused on getting best trade deal with US: Piyush Goyal
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India is focused on securing the best possible trade deal with the United States as bilateral trade negotiations c...
Trump Says He Sees Possible ‘Friendly Takeover of Cuba’
US President Donald Trump made remarks about Cuba during a meeting with Cuban-American lawmakers, describing his vision for a potential "friendly takeover" o...
Iraq armed group tells fighters to prepare for long Iran-U.S. war
Iraq's Iran-backed armed group Kataeb Hezbollah (also spelled Kataib Hezbollah) issued a directive on February 27, 2026, ordering all its fighters to prepare...
Q3 FDI inflows up 16.6% on-year, US second top source in April-December
India's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflows rose 18% year-on-year to USD 47.87 billion during April–December FY26 (first nine months of fiscal yea...
Jailed PKK leader says laws needed in Türkiye peace process
Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder and leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), called for laws to be passed in the Turkish Parliament as a preconditio...
How Pakistan and the Taliban, former allies, slid into ‘open war’
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif declared on February 27, 2026, that Pakistan and Afghanistan are now in "open war," following a dramatic es...
India will have to notify EU in case of new export duty: India-EU FTA text
India and the European Union released the provisional chapter-level text of their Free Trade Agreement on February 27, 2026 — approximately one month after t...
Iran designated as a state sponsor of wrongful detention, says Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Iran as a "State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention" — the first time any country has been formally labelled under a ...
Indo-Nepal border to remain closed from March 2 midnight ahead of Nepal polls
The India-Nepal border remained sealed from midnight of March 2 to midnight of March 5, 2026, ahead of Nepal's House of Representatives elections held on Mar...
Watch: PM Modi in Israel: a missed opportunity on Palestine: The Hindu Editorial
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel on February 25, 2026 — the second visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Israel, following Modi's landmark first vi...
Japan will connect Northeast India to the Bay of Bengal: Dy Foreign Minister Horii Iwao
Japan's Deputy Foreign Minister Horii Iwao announced at the 6th India-Japan Intellectual Conclave — KIZUNA-6 — held on February 27, 2026, that Japan would ac...
Iran says 'good progress' in U.S. talks, next round within a week
A second round of direct diplomatic talks between Iran and the United States, held in Oman and subsequently in Geneva, concluded with Iranian Foreign Ministe...
Anthropic says won't give U.S. military unconditional AI use
A major dispute between the US Defence establishment and an American AI company escalated sharply in February 2026. The Pentagon issued an ultimatum to Anthr...
Melania Trump to preside over U.N. Security Council meeting in a first for a First Lady
First Lady Melania Trump presided over a United Nations Security Council meeting in March 2026, becoming the first First Lady (from any country) to chair a S...
Watch: ‘Open war’: Pakistan launches airstrikes on Kabul, Kandahar
Pakistan launched airstrikes on Afghanistan's capital Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia, and Jalalabad, claiming to have killed 274 Afghan Taliban fighters; the Taliba...
Canada's Carney visits India to boost trade, repair ties
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited India from 27 February to 2 March 2026 — his first bilateral visit to India after assuming office and the first v...