International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
India-US trade deal: Will refiners cut back on Russian oil imports and pause new orders? Here's what we know
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), and Reliance Industries have reportedly stopped accepting offers from traders for ...
Netanyahu Hastens to Meet Trump Over Scope of Iran Diplomacy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Washington on February 11, 2026 to discuss the scope of US-Iran nuclear diplomacy with President Donald Tru...
India-US trade deal: Industry awaits clarity on agri products tariff cuts
India and the US announced an interim bilateral trade agreement framework on February 7, 2026, under which the US will reduce reciprocal tariffs on Indian go...
India, US reach interim deal: Sensitive sectors safeguarded, Piyush Goyal on farm, dairy producers
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal informed the Lok Sabha that India's sensitive sectors including agriculture, dairy, poultry, and key manufacturin...
“Soybean and cotton farmers interests are protected”- Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Indo-US trade deal
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured farmers that soybean and cotton interests are fully protected under the India-US interim trade deal anno...
Tariff cuts on soybean oil, fruits, and wine: What interim agreement on India-US trade entails
Under the India-US interim bilateral trade framework announced on 7 February 2026, India agreed to reduce or eliminate import duties on several US agricultur...
What India has really given on agriculture in India-US trade deal
India and the United States announced an interim bilateral trade agreement (BTA) framework on 7 February 2026, the most significant reset in bilateral trade ...
India-US trade deal: 25 per cent penalty is off, monitoring of Russian oil imports in
The US removed the 25% additional tariff that had been imposed on India in August 2025 specifically as a penalty for India's continued purchase of Russian cr...
PM Modi embarks on 2-day visit to Malaysia, aims to deepen defence, economic ties
PM Modi embarked on a two-day official visit to Malaysia (7-8 February 2026) at the invitation of PM Anwar Ibrahim, aiming to deepen defence, economic, and t...
Indian Railways makes ID verification mandatory on reserved trains in Bangladesh, Nepal border areas
The Railway Board issued a circular on February 4, 2026, making identity verification compulsory for all passengers travelling on reserved tickets in interna...
India trusted partner for growth, says PM Modi on Day 1 of Malaysia visit
PM Modi and Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim held extensive bilateral talks in Kuala Lumpur on Day 1 of Modi's official visit (7 February 2026), covering the full ...
Trust has become India’s strongest currency: PM Modi in Malaysia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in Kuala Lumpur during his two-day official visit to Malaysia (7-8 February 2026), stating that "t...
How India-US trade pact can affect GPU access, data centre investment opportunities
The India-US interim trade framework includes a provision to "significantly increase trade in technology products, including GPUs and other goods used in dat...
Trump order announces rollback of 25% additional tariffs: What it says India has ‘committed to’
President Trump signed an Executive Order on 6 February 2026 suspending Executive Order 14329, which had imposed an additional 25% tariff on all Indian impor...
AI Impact Summit 2026: India aims for a larger share of the AI pie
India is set to host the AI Impact Summit 2026 from February 16-20 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi — the fourth in a series of global AI governance summits and...
Trump effect: Harley-Davidson could make a comeback in India after US deal
The India-US interim trade framework announced on 7 February 2026 grants zero-duty access for US motorcycles in the 800cc to 1,600cc segment and above, direc...
Bharat Petroleum in talks with Azerbaijan’s SOCAR for LPG procurement, also looks at U.S.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is in talks with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) for LPG procurement, confirmed by T.V. Pand...
Trade deal opens the U.S. textile market of $118 billion to India
The India-US interim trade framework opens access to the $118 billion US textile and apparel import market for Indian exporters by reducing reciprocal tariff...
Cycles of revolt: On Pakistan and the Baloch rebels
On 31 January 2026, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) launched "Operation Herof 2.0" — coordinated attacks across at least nine districts of Balochistan ...
The India-EU trade deal is also a strategic turning point
India and the European Union concluded negotiations on a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on 27 January 2026, the largest trade deal ever negotiated by ei...