International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
India books phosphate fertilizer at 40% above pre-war prices
Indian Potash Ltd. (IPL) contracted approximately 1.35 million tonnes of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer — a record volume in a single tender — at $930...
‘Must reflect’: India on China’s support to Pakistan in Operation Sindoor
China's state broadcaster CCTV aired an interview confirming that a Chinese engineer from AVIC's Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute provided on-s...
India-Oman FTA on track for June 1 start even as deal with Chile hits hurdles, says Commerce Minister
The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed in December 2025, is on track to come into force from June 1, 2026, following Oman...
CEA Nageswaran says West Asia crisis a balance of payments stress test; to impact CAD, inflation & exchange rate
The Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran described the West Asia conflict as a "live balance of payments stress test" for India, with direct im...
Introspect on reputational cost of aiding terror exporter Pakistan, India tells China
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a formal statement urging China to "introspect" on the reputational damage caused by backing Pakistan's ter...
China urges WTO to set up panel in case against India's support measures for solar, IT sectors
China formally requested the World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) to establish a panel to adjudicate its complaint against India's suppor...
Insurance pool of Rs 13,000 crore for Indian ships
The Union Cabinet approved the creation of the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMIP) with an estimated coverage capacity of approximately ₹13,000 crore (USD ...
PM Modi’s five-nation tour to UAE and Europe begins May 15; energy security, innovation in focus
India's Prime Minister will undertake a five-nation tour from May 15 to 20, 2026, covering the UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy — a diplomatic pus...
BrahMos deal in focus as Rajnath gets ready to visit Vietnam
India's Defence Minister is scheduled to visit Vietnam on May 18 and South Korea on May 20, 2026, with the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile sale to Vietnam ...
PM Modi’s UAE visit to focus on India’s energy security: MEA
The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Abu Dhabi on May 15, 2026, as the first stop on a five-nation tour (UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Italy; May 15–...
India targets China over support for Pakistan during Op Sindoor, urges nations to reflect on ‘protecting terror infra’
On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor (May 2026), China's state broadcaster CCTV aired an interview with an engineer at the Aviation Industry Corpora...
As Trump heads to China this week to meet Xi, trade, Iran and Taiwan are all on the table
The US and Chinese heads of state held a three-day summit in Beijing (May 13–15, 2026), the first such meeting by a sitting US president in China in over eig...
Pakistan parked Iranian planes on its airbases to escape U.S. airstrikes: report
Reports emerged (confirmed by satellite imagery dated April 25, 2026) that Iranian military aircraft — including an RC-130 reconnaissance variant of the C-13...
India has adequate stocks of fuel supply, but OMC losses could hit ₹1 lakh cr: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas confirmed that India holds approximately 60 days of crude oil supply, 60 days of LNG inventories, and 45 days of LP...
Key events in ties among United States, China and Taiwan
The Trump administration approved an arms package worth USD 11 billion to Taiwan — the largest single arms sale to the island in history — comprising 82 HIMA...
China’s Foreign Minister to skip BRICS Delhi meet over ‘scheduling reasons’
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi declined to attend the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting hosted by India in New Delhi on May 14–15, 2026, citing a "schedulin...
Pakistan let Iran use its Nur Khan airbase to shield military aircraft from US attack, CBS report says
According to a CBS News report citing US officials, Pakistan secretly allowed Iranian military aircraft — including an Iranian Air Force RC-130 reconnaissanc...
West Asia crisis a ‘live stress test’ for India’s balance of payments, says CEA V Anantha Nageswaran
The Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) described the West Asia crisis as "not a foreign policy concern that occasionally bleeds into economic planning but a live b...
‘Genuine urgency’: China’s underlying concerns at the Xi-Trump talks
US President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit China for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14–15, 2026 — the first formal bilateral summit o...
China moves WTO against India over solar cells, modules and tech incentives
China filed a formal WTO dispute consultation request against India in December 2025, challenging India's tariff structure and domestic-preference policies f...