International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Iran president Pezeshkian briefs PM Modi on Middle East tensions, way forward
India's Prime Minister and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a telephonic conversation amid heightened tensions in West Asia. Iran's President briefed...
U.S. Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
The United States Supreme Court issued a 6–3 ruling on June 30, 2026, upholding birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, firmly rejecting an executiv...
Shipping conglomerate MSC group acquires 49 pc stake in Vizhinjam Port for over Rs 13,000 crore
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group, through its terminal arm Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a ...
Switzerland’s MSC to acquire 49% stake in Adani’s Vizhinjam port in Kerala for ₹13,220 crore
Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), a unit of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) — the world's largest container shipping line — agreed to acquire a 49% sta...
India plans to add strategic fuel reserves after Iran war shock
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has constituted a committee to examine the expansion of India's Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR), prompted by sup...
UN report flags $800 billion climate fund gap in Asia-Pacific, calls for synergistic action
A United Nations report has flagged an $800 billion annual climate finance gap facing the Asia-Pacific region, calling for synergistic, integrated, and trans...
Strait of Hormuz: Strategic chokepoint in shadow of geopolitics
The Strait of Hormuz has emerged as a central flashpoint in ongoing negotiations to end the Middle East conflict, even after a preliminary agreement was reac...
US, India trade deal in ‘final steps’: Sergio Gor
The US Ambassador to India stated that the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) is in its "final steps," with most of the deal complete and only a few it...
What India’s 12 ‘operationally deployed’ nuclear warheads really mean
The SIPRI Yearbook 2026 (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) reported that India has, for the first time during peacetime, operationally deploy...
Emerging technologies will define next phase of India-US ties: Ambassador Kwatra
India's Ambassador to the United States identified artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors as the defining pillars of the next phase of India-US coop...
'It's in last 1 or 2%': US envoy Sergio Gor declares India-US trade pact nears finish line
The US Ambassador to India declared the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) is in its final stages, with only around 1–2% of details remaining to be res...
Strategic importance of Bangladesh’s Mongla Port, as Dhaka hands key project to China, ending India deal
During Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's first state visit to Beijing in June 2026, Bangladesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Civ...
Global climate finance tops $2 trillion for first time, but growth slows as investment gap widens
Global climate finance reached $2.008 trillion in 2024 for the first time, with a preliminary estimate of approximately $2.06 trillion for 2025, according to...
The Hormuz Crisis and India’s 100-Day Test
Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to hostile vessels in early March 2026 following military operations in the region, disrupting one of the world's m...
Can Iran charge navigation fees for transit through the Strait of Hormuz? An Expert Explains
Iran has begun asserting the right to collect navigation fees from ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to th...
Global economic fragmentation could slash $6.9 trillion from world GDP: WEF
The World Economic Forum (WEF), in collaboration with consulting firm Oliver Wyman, published a report titled "Deepening Divides: The Cost of a More Fragment...
China imposes export controls on 40 Japanese entities as tensions with Tokyo rise
On June 29, 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce issued announcements adding 20 Japanese entities — including the National Institute for Defense Studies and un...
PM Modi leaves Seychelles after three-day visit, seals Rs 1,250 crore credit line and nine agreements
India and Seychelles concluded a three-day state visit by the Indian Prime Minister that yielded 19 outcomes, including nine formal agreements spanning defen...
India-Seychelles conclude umbrella line of credit agreement worth Rs 1250 crore
An umbrella line of credit (LOC) agreement worth Rs 1,250 crore (approximately $125 million) was concluded between India and Seychelles through the Export-Im...
During PM Modi’s visit, India & Seychelles ink pact for extradition, 8 others
India and Seychelles unveiled 19 outcomes following high-level talks between the two governments, marking a significant deepening of the bilateral relationsh...