International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Roadmap of India-Netherlands Strategic Partnership [2026-2030]
During a state visit to The Hague on 16–17 May 2026, India and the Netherlands adopted the Roadmap of India-Netherlands Strategic Partnership (2026–2030) — a...
India, Chile expedite CEPA negotiations and critical minerals cooperation
Chile's Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna visited India in May 2026, imparting fresh momentum to bilateral ties and accelerating negotiations toward ...
India and Netherlands ink 17 pacts, elevate ties to strategic partnership
India and the Netherlands elevated their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership during a state visit to The Hague on 16–17 May 2026, marking India...
India, Netherlands elevating ties to strategic partnership, says PM Modi
India and the Netherlands formally elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Strategic Partnership" during an official visit, signing a comprehensive decla...
Commerce Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal Highlights Trade and Economic Cooperation at BRICS Meeting in Gandhinagar
The 2nd Meeting of the BRICS Contact Group on Trade and Economic Issues (CGETI) for 2026 was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on May 15, 2026, under India's BRI...
Operation RAGEPILL: NCB Busts a Major International Drug Trafficking Network; Makes India’s First-Ever Seizure of Captagon, a Psychotropic Substance used in the Middle East Region
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), acting on intelligence from a foreign drug law enforcement agency, dismantled an international drug trafficking network i...
India invites Dutch firms to design and manufacture, says PM Modi at CEO roundtable
During an official bilateral visit to the Netherlands, a CEO roundtable was co-hosted by both Prime Ministers along with the Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade ...
Netherlands returns 11th Century 'Chola Plates', PM Modi says 'joyous moment for every Indian'
The return of the 11th-century Anaimangalam Chola copper plates by the Netherlands marks the culmination of a diplomatic effort initiated in 2012 — spanning ...
Netherlands returns Chola-era copper plates to India during PM Modi’s visit
The Netherlands formally returned the Anaimangalam copper plates — approximately 1,000-year-old artefacts from the Chola dynasty — to India during an officia...
Amid PM visit, Netherlands returns Chola-era plates after 14-yr diplomatic effort
During an official bilateral visit, the Dutch government formally returned a set of 11th-century Chola copper plates that had been held by Leiden University ...
IWT: India rejects ‘so-called’ arbitration award as ‘null and void’
India rejected the 15 May 2026 award of the so-called Court of Arbitration on the Indus Waters Treaty, describing the tribunal as "illegally constituted" and...
India rejects Court of Arbitration’s pondage award on Indus Waters Treaty
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague issued an award on May 15, 2026, concerning maximum pondage limits on western rivers under the Indus Wa...
Iran will announce Strait of Hormuz mechanism, collect fees, Iranian MP says
A senior Iranian lawmaker and Chairman of the Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee announced that Iran will unveil a mechanism to coll...
BRICS is evolving with new members; differences will take time to resolve: Brazil FM Mauro Vieira
Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, attending the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, acknowledged that BRICS is evolving with its new and par...
Taiwan says is an ‘independent’ nation, after Trump’s warning
Taiwan's Presidential Office formally stated that "The Republic of China is a sovereign, independent democratic country; this is self-evident," hours after W...
BRICS members agree on ‘independent’ State of Palestine
The BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting, hosted by India in New Delhi under its 2026 chairship, concluded on 15 May 2026 after two days of deliberations. The me...
Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, India rejects latest arbitration award as ‘null & void’
On 15 May 2026, the Court of Arbitration constituted under the Indus Waters Treaty issued an award related to the Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric project...
Trump warns against Taiwan independence after China visit
Following a US presidential state visit to Beijing — the first such visit since 2017 — Washington publicly warned against any formal declaration of independe...
Netherlands to return Chola-era copper plates during Modi visit. It’s culmination of a 14-yr effort
The Netherlands' return of the Anaimangalam Chola copper plates — held at Leiden University for over 300 years — illustrates the complex legal and diplomatic...
After Trump trip, Putin to visit China on May 19
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit China from May 19–20, 2026, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping — the visit coming days ...