International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
European countries in talks with Tehran for Hormuz transit: Report
Several European nations are reported to be in diplomatic talks with Iran to secure transit passage through the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping. Ira...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Pakistani minister arrives in Tehran to 'facilitate' U.S.-Iran peace talks: media
Pakistan's Interior Minister arrived in Tehran on an official two-day visit, continuing the country's active role as a back-channel mediator between the Unit...
PM Modi in Netherlands LIVE: Netherlands hands back Chola dynasty copper plates to India
The Netherlands formally returned 21 copper plates dating to the 11th-century Chola dynasty to India during a state visit, marking one of the most significan...
Oil price shock to widen current account deficit, push inflation higher as US-Iran war continues: Expert
Experts have warned that the continued oil price shock stemming from the US-Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is simultaneously widening India...
Govt imposes import curbs on silver
The government reclassified silver imports from the "free" category to the "restricted" category under India's import policy, effective immediately, requirin...
'Illegally constituted': MEA rejects Pakistan-backed Court of Arbitration ruling on Indus Waters Treaty
The Ministry of External Affairs rejected the latest award issued on 15 May 2026 by the Court of Arbitration convened under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), ca...
Rising oil prices, gold imports to widen trade deficit, CAD may touch 1.5-2% of GDP: ICICI Securities
Analysts have warned that the twin pressures of elevated crude oil prices — driven by the ongoing US-Iran conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — ...
India's April exports jump 13.8%, trade gap widens to 3-month high
India's merchandise exports in April 2026 rose 13.78% year-on-year to $43.56 billion (from $38.28 billion in April 2025), marking a five-month high in export...
Amid UAE-Iran rift, BRICS remains a divided house on West Asia; no joint statement after meeting
BRICS foreign ministers convened in New Delhi on May 14–15, 2026, as part of India's BRICS chairmanship, to prepare for the September annual summit. The meet...
BRICS foreign ministers condemn Pahalgam attack, voice concerns over rise of tariff measures ‘which distort trade’
BRICS foreign ministers at the New Delhi meeting (May 14–15, 2026) strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack — the April 2025 massacre in Jammu and Kashm...
Superpower summit: On the Trump visit to China
US President Donald Trump visited Beijing (May 13–15, 2026) for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping — the first US presidential visit to China in nine...
Iran FM says U.S. willing to continue talks, open to China’s help
Iran's Foreign Minister stated that messages had been received from the United States indicating willingness to continue diplomatic talks, and that Iran welc...
BRICS members agree on ‘independent’ State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as capital
At the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi (May 14–15, 2026), member states collectively affirmed support for an independent State of Palestine wit...
Trade, supply chains and economic statecraft
A structural reset in the global trading order — driven by supply chain fragmentation, the retreat from hyper-globalisation, and the rise of geopolitical blo...
Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building rises to 24
A cruise missile struck a nine-storey corner apartment block in Kyiv on 14 May 2026, causing the building to partially collapse and killing 24 people includi...
Israeli strikes wound dozens in Lebanon as talks in U.S. enter second day
Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon brokered by the United States (initially agreed April 16, 2026; extended on April 23 for three weeks; and exte...
Govt imposes export duty on petrol, cuts levy on diesel, jet fuel exports
The government revised export levies on petroleum products effective May 16, 2026: a Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) of ₹3 per litre was imposed on pet...
Steel safeguard measure hits India-UK trade pact rollout
India and the UK concluded a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in July 2025 after 14 rounds of negotiations spanning three years; implementat...
Sri Lanka civil war: 17 years later, the imprints remain
18 May 2026 marks 17 years since the end of Sri Lanka's three-decade civil war, when the Sri Lankan Armed Forces defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eela...
Energy to defence, India, UAE deepen ties as PM Modi calls for open Hormuz
During a state visit to the UAE, India and the UAE signed multiple agreements covering energy supply, strategic petroleum reserves, defence, and maritime inf...