International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Moving decisively towards finalizing trade deal with India, says US Ambassador Gor
The US Ambassador to India stated that the US is moving "decisively" toward finalising a bilateral trade agreement with India, with active high-level negotia...
India launches anti-dumping probe into electrical steel imports from China, 3 other nations
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Cold Rolled Grain Oriented (CRGO) electrical...
"Got to build on that and not go backwards": British MP Bob Blackman on India-UK FTA
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) — India and the UK's first comprehensive Free Trade Agreement — will enter into force on 15 Ju...
Piyush Goyal, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer begin talks on trade pact
India's Commerce and Industry Minister and the US Trade Representative held two-day ministerial-level talks to advance the first phase of the India-US Bilate...
WTO to set up dispute panel in China's case against India's solar, IT goods measures
A WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) panel has been established to adjudicate China's challenge to Indian measures covering solar cells, solar modules, and in...
Piyush Goyal-Greer talks start today, trade surplus with US down over 40%
Ministerial-level India-US trade negotiations commenced on 23 June 2026, with the Commerce Ministry and the US Trade Representative's office holding structur...
Aim is for India-EU FTA to be signed by end of the year, in effect by early 2027—Envoy Herve Delphin
Negotiations for the India-EU Free Trade Agreement were concluded in January 2026, when European Commission President and European Council President visited ...
MEA: Doval, Wang hold 'forward looking' talks
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi on June 22, 2026, on the sidelines of the BRICS National Security Advi...
PM Modi likely to visit Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand in July
India's Prime Minister is expected to undertake a three-nation Indo-Pacific tour in July 2026, visiting Indonesia, New Zealand, and Australia — a significant...
U.S. waives sanctions on Iranian oil, ships
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a general licence authorising activities related to the extraction, production, d...
The challenge of India’s digital sovereignty
A detailed analysis has highlighted the structural challenge facing India's pursuit of digital sovereignty: while India generates vast quantities of data thr...
The world that China desires and is shaping
China's State Council Information Office released a white paper titled "More Just and Equitable Global Governance: China's Principles, Proposals and Actions"...
U.S. notifies sale of support services for India’s Apache helicopters, M777A2 howitzers
The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which administers the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme, issued a formal arms sales notification in t...
Jaishankar meets Mongolian leaders, reviews bilateral cooperation
India's External Affairs Minister visited Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital, as part of a two-nation diplomatic visit (Mongolia and South Korea), marking a sig...
Meet with Jamieson Greer today; Piyush Goyal says India seeking export edge in US trade deal
India's Commerce Ministry is engaged in ministerial-level trade talks with the US Trade Representative (USTR) in New Delhi, with the focus on finalising a Bi...
India-UK FTA sparks partnership rush among boutique law firms
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement, signed in July 2025 and entering into force on 15 July 2026, has triggered a wave of partnership discussions between India...
Keir Starmer turned India-UK FTA into his tenure defining deal. Here's how
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), concluded after 14 rounds of negotiations spanning over three years, will enter into force on...
India boosts Russian, UAE oil purchases in June ahead of full Hormuz recovery
India significantly ramped up crude oil purchases from Russia and the UAE in June 2026, according to Kpler tanker-tracking data, as refiners sought to lock i...
Commerce Dept begins charting export roadmaps for 20 priority markets chasing $1 trillion target
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has initiated a structured exercise to develop export roadmaps for 20 priority markets, aimed at achieving India's $1 t...
India-U.S. interim deal requires only ‘final touches’; Greer to visit New Delhi on June 23-24
The India-US interim Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) is reported to require only "final touches," with USTR Jamieson Greer visiting New Delhi on June 23–24, ...