International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
President of Serbia meets Prime Minister
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 18, 2026 The meeting took place on the sideli...
India–UK Offshore Wind Taskforce Launched; Shri Pralhad Joshi Calls It a ‘Trustforce’ for Accelerating Strategic Clean Energy Cooperation
India and the United Kingdom jointly launched the India–UK Offshore Wind Taskforce on 18 February 2026, with Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pral...
India’s merchandise imports from Russia plunge over 40% in January as crude purchases slump
India's merchandise imports from Russia fell 40.48% to $2.86 billion in January 2026, down from $4.81 billion in January 2025. Petroleum crude, which typical...
Union Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi Visits ISA Pavilion at India AI Impact Summit
Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi visited the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Pavilion at the India AI Impact Summit held at Bharat...
Expanding strategic partnership between Finland and India across advanced technology domains highlighted at India AI Impact Summit 2026
A session titled "Building Sovereign Deep Tech for a Resilient Future" at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 highlighted the expanding India-Finland partnership...
Modi-Macron meet: PM says no boundaries to partnership with France
India and France elevated their bilateral relationship to a Special Global Strategic Partnership during President Macron's fourth visit to India on February ...
FCI signs MoU with WFP to supply rice to support eradication of global hunger
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to supply 2 lakh ton...
India–US deal under fire as kisan bodies call it ‘anti-farmer’, urge President to stop it
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coalition of over 100 farm organisations, condemned the India-US Interim Trade Agreement framework as a "total surrender" o...
Prime Minister of Finland meets Prime Minister Modi
Finnish PM Petteri Orpo met PM Modi on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Expo 2026 in New Delhi. Both leaders set a target to double bilateral trade betwe...
Ukraine war talks in Geneva end without agreement on territory
Trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the US concluded in Geneva on 18 February 2026 after two days of negotiations, ending without a breakthrough on...
Google unveils India-US subsea cable initiative, USD 30 mn AI science challenge, new skilling push
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the "America–India Connect" initiative at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi — a new strategic subsea cable to improve...
India-Canada FTA: Countries may finalise terms of reference for trade pact talks next month
India and Canada are expected to finalise Terms of Reference (ToR) for initiating free trade agreement negotiations during Canadian PM Mark Carney's upcoming...
India keen to diversify crude oil, coking coal sources; eyes high-quality US supplies: Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated India's intent to diversify its crude oil and coking coal import sources, expressing specific interest in ...
Indo-US trade deal may hurt Punjab's farmers: Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa
Opposition political leaders and farmer unions in Punjab raised concerns that the proposed India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) could expose Punjab's far...
Niramala Sitharaman pitches India as a growth hotspot to Norwegian CEOs, eyes deeper trade ties
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Oslo on 17-18 February 2026 and met Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold ...
Text of PM’s speech during inauguration of India-France Innovation Forum in Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly inaugurated the India-France Innovation Forum in Mumbai on 17 February 2026, declar...
India gets its first private sector helicopter assembly line with inauguration of Tata-Airbus facility in Karnataka
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) inaugurated India's first private-sector helicopter Final Assembly Line (FAL) in the Vemgal Industrial Area, Kolar distr...
Emmanuel Macron India Visit Live Updates: India an outstanding example of women-led research & innovation, says PM Modi at India-France innovation forum
PM Modi and French President Macron co-chaired the India-France Innovation Forum, where Modi highlighted India as an "outstanding example of women-led resear...
‘World’s only helicopter to fly at Everest heights will be made in India’: Modi on India-France H125 project
PM Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly inaugurated (virtually) the Airbus H125 helicopter Final Assembly Line at Vemagal Industrial Ar...
Bangladesh: The churn and the many challenges ahead
Bangladesh is undergoing a profound political transition: the BNP has returned to power after a landslide election victory, the interim Yunus government has ...