International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Why India’s decades-old friendship with France persists despite pressures from Trump 2.0
India and France elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Special Global Strategic Partnership" during PM Modi's visit to France in early 2026, marking a ...
Trump just hiked tariffs from 10% to 15%. Here’s how the tariffs will work and what’s next for the world
Following the US Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 ruling striking down IEEPA-based tariffs, the Trump administration swiftly invoked Section 122 of the Trad...
What are Section 122 tariffs and how will they differ from Trump’s earlier tariffs?
After the US Supreme Court struck down IEEPA-based tariffs in February 2026, the Trump administration imposed new tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act ...
Tariff decision: How even Trump’s hand-picked Supreme Court judges went against him
On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court issued a landmark 6–3 ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, holding that President Trump's sweeping tariffs...
IEEPA not lone arrow in the quiver: Donald Trump’s tariff options, limitations
Following the US Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 ruling that struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in a...
Refunds may be available on some tariffs applied to goods from India: US Chamber of Commerce after SC ruling
Following the US Supreme Court's ruling in *Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump* (February 20, 2026), which struck down IEEPA-based tariffs as unconstitutional,...
No change in trade deal with India, it is on: Trump after SC verdict
After the US Supreme Court struck down his sweeping IEEPA tariffs on February 20, 2026, President Trump clarified that the trade deal with India remains "on"...
India, Brazil set bilateral trade target of over $20 billion in 5 years
During Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's state visit to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Lula set a bilateral trade target of ...
Indian-origin lawyer Neal Katyal at centre of landmark U.S. Supreme Court verdict against Trump tariffs
On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs in a landmark 6-3 ruling (Learning Resources, Inc. v....
Nearly 85 countries sign New Delhi Declaration at AI Impact Summit
The India AI Impact Summit 2026, held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi from February 16-21, 2026, concluded with 88 countries and international organisations ad...
If AI can replace people en masse, then we have reached a very dangerous tipping point: Bhutan PM Tobgay
Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi (February 16–20, 2026), warned that if AI reaches the point w...
U.S. Supreme Court rejects tariffs highlights | Government studying implications of U.S. tariff, says Commerce Ministry
On 20 February 2026, the US Supreme Court delivered a landmark 6-3 ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, holding that the International Emergency Econ...
India AI Impact Summit still without final statement
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from February 16-21, 2026, organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information T...
Trump hikes global tariffs to 15%; calls Supreme Court ruling ‘extraordinarily anti-American’
One day after the US Supreme Court struck down his sweeping tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), President Trump an...
AI summit statement delayed to ‘maximise’ signatories, says India
The final statement of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 was issued a day later than scheduled, as India worked to maximise the number of signatory nations. Th...
How will Trump's new global tariffs work and what's next?
After the US Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed under IEEPA on February 20, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order invoking Section 122 of th...
Donald Trump to remove Vietnam from restricted technology list: Hanoi
US President Donald Trump, during a White House meeting with Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam on February 20, 2026, committed to removing V...
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill at least 12 people, intensifying rising regional tensions
Israeli military strikes in Lebanon killed at least 12 people in late February 2026, intensifying already rising cross-border tensions following the fragile ...
Anthropic | Security dilemma
Anthropic, the developer of Claude AI, is in a serious dispute with the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) over the permissible use cases for its AI models ...
It would be ‘fine’ if Israel took over entire West Asia region, says U.S. Envoy Mike Huckabee
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee made remarks on a podcast released February 21, 2026, stating it would be "fine" if Israel "took it all" — referring to...