International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
IMO, Oman announce plan to evacuate ships, 11,000 seafarers stranded in Persian Gulf
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Oman jointly announced a phased plan to evacuate over 11,000 seafarers stranded aboard vessels in the Persi...
Rubio arrives in UAE with aim to head off Gulf Arab unease over tentative Iran deal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Abu Dhabi (UAE) on June 23, 2026, on the first leg of a three-nation Gulf tour (UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain), aimed at ...
NSA Doval meets Russian counterpart Shoigu, discusses bilateral ties
India's National Security Advisor (NSA) met Russia's Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shoigu on 23 June 2026 on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Natio...
11 India-bound ships transited Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran MoU: MEA
Following the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on June 17, 2026, eleven India-bound vessels successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz, acco...
Wang calls for China, Russia to strengthen cooperation for making BRICS leading force of Global South
On the sidelines of India's BRICS National Security Advisors conclave (June 22–23, 2026, New Delhi), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Russian Security Co...
India-US trade talks gather pace as tariff clock ticks
India and the United States held high-level trade negotiations in New Delhi on June 23–24, 2026, focused on finalising key aspects of an interim Bilateral Tr...
India to resume train coach exports to Bangladesh, first shipment since Sheikh Hasina's ouster likely in July
India is set to export a rake of up to 20 broad-gauge passenger coaches to Bangladesh in July 2026 — the first export shipment since the political transition...
NITI Aayog proposes pharma chapter for future FTAs, urges India to move up value chain
NITI Aayog's Trade Watch Quarterly report (June 2026) proposed a standardised pharmaceutical chapter as a mandatory component in all future Free Trade Agreem...
Hormuz reopening to ease supply chains, strengthen energy security: Doval
India's National Security Adviser expressed cautious optimism about a US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on June 17, 2026, which has facilitate...
NSA Ajit Doval, Wang Yi discuss ties; imperative to respect each other’s core interests, says China foreign minister
On June 22, 2026, India's National Security Adviser and China's Foreign Minister held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS NSA Meeting in N...
West Asia war LIVE updates: India welcomes U.S.-Iran peace MoU, says Hormuz opening will boost energy supplies
India welcomed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran that aims to reduce tensions, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial...
RSS-affiliated farmer body seeks denotification of Bt cotton seeds
Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), an RSS-affiliated farmers' and economic nationalist organisation, has formally demanded the denotification (withdrawal of approv...
India-US trade talks begin amid farmers’ concerns over agriculture market
As India-US trade talks commenced in New Delhi (June 22–23, 2026), farmers' organisations and agricultural stakeholders raised concerns about the potential m...
Goyal, US Trade Representative Greer begin talks on trade pact
US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer arrived in New Delhi on June 22, 2026 for a two-day official visit — the first in-person ministerial-level enga...
Wang Yi calls for India, China to accelerate resumption of stalled dialogue mechanisms
China's Foreign Minister called on India and China to "accelerate the resumption of stalled dialogue mechanisms" during a bilateral meeting held on the sidel...
India, US begin high-level trade talks as two nations rework deal amid tariff changes
High-level trade talks between India and the US have reopened to rework the bilateral trade framework after a US Supreme Court ruling in February 2026 struck...
Iran-U.S. MoU has had a positive impact on energy, fertiliser flow to India: MEA
On June 17, 2026, the United States and Iran signed the Islamabad Memorandum — a framework agreement formally ending the 2026 Iran war — which included reope...
Daily Quiz | On history of the treaties and territory of Antarctica
23 June 2026 marks the 65th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty entering into force (23 June 1961), making it one of the longest-standing international envir...
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has most cases in first month of any African outbreak, WHO says
An Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus was declared in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 15 May 202...
Iran says UN watchdog will not be allowed to inspect bombed nuclear sites
Iran's Foreign Ministry has stated that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will not be permitted to inspect Iran's nuclear facilities that were da...