International Relations
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Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi meets PM Modi, receives ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhawan
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi received a ceremonial State welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, marking the formal commencement of the 16th Indi...
Critical minerals to semiconductor: What's on the agenda as Japan PM reaches India
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New Delhi for a three-day visit to attend the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, meeting with the Prime Minist...
India, Malaysia review entire spectrum of bilateral military cooperation
The 12th India-Malaysia Sub Committee Meeting on Military Cooperation (SCMC) was held in New Delhi on July 1, 2026, co-chaired by India's Joint Secretary, Mi...
India hedges against US curbs on frontier AI, parses Washington’s access assurance carefully
A senior official from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) stated that India will reduce reliance on US frontier AI systems by inv...
Ireland pretty hopeful of signing of EU-India FTA by year end: Irish Ambassador Kevin Kelly
The India–European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations were concluded on 27 January 2026 at an India-EU Summit at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, after...
Takaichi in Delhi: From China to supply chains, what’s driving India & Japan’s strategic partnership
India has historically been Japan's largest recipient of Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans, a relationship dating to 1958 when Japan extended its f...
World Bank scraps climate finance targets after U.S. criticism
The World Bank's Board of Directors has approved an extension of the Climate Change Action Plan while dropping the commitment to direct 45% of its total fina...
U.S. and Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, restart shipping
The United States and Iran are conducting lower-level technical talks through Qatari and Pakistani mediators in Doha, building on a framework agreement reach...
Watch: Japan’s PM Takaichi in India: Indo-Pacific Ties in Focus | Above the Fold | 01.07.2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in India for her first official bilateral summit — a three-day visit from 1–3 July 2026 — meeting with India's...
Unchecked AI progress may pose catastrophic risks, UN panel warns
A preliminary report by the UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, released on July 1, 2026, warned that AI development ...
India-Japan Annual Summit to focus on AI, chips & clean energy
The 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi brought together the two governments to deepen cooperation across artificial intelligence, semiconductor supp...
Modi-Takaichi talks to focus on economic, energy security, AI, supply chains
The latest India-Japan Annual Summit brought together the two countries' heads of government to advance the Special Strategic and Global Partnership across f...
In the Strait of Hormuz, Iran draws its red lines
The Strait of Hormuz — the world's most critical energy chokepoint — was effectively closed to international shipping from late February 2026 following the o...
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi arrives in India for three-day official visit
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New Delhi for a three-day official visit, marking her first bilateral visit to India as Prime Minister and ...
The legal systems under which citizenship is acquired | Explained
Global debate has re-emerged over two foundational legal principles that determine how countries grant citizenship by birth: jus soli (right of the soil) and...
India, Japan eye LNG stockpiling partnership amid global supply uncertainty as Sanae Takaichi arrives today: Report
India and Japan agreed to establish a joint task force for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) stockpiling cooperation, with the arrangement to be formalised through...
RBI’s FSR flags geopolitical risks to India despite West Asia truce
The Reserve Bank of India released its June 2026 Financial Stability Report (FSR), flagging that global financial stability risks remain elevated even as an ...
India and Japan to renew focus on Indo-Pacific for the first visit by Prime Minister Takaichi
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited India for the 20th India-Japan Annual Summit, marking the first visit to India by this Prime Minister. The summ...
Indus Waters Treaty remains ‘valid, binding and operative’: Pakistan Deputy PM
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister, speaking at an International Seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty (2026), declared the treaty "valid, binding and operative,"...
PM speaks to Iranian President ahead of state burial of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
India's leadership engaged with Iranian counterparts at the highest level in late June 2026, following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader in February 2026 an...