International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
UN panel urges countries to move beyond GDP as sole measure of progress
The UN Secretary-General's Independent High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP released a landmark report titled "Counting What Counts: A Compass of Progress f...
Pakistan’s Op Sindoor rant: Misogynistic commentary & a 3-hour tirade against India
Marking one year since the four-day India-Pakistan conflict of May 2025, Pakistan's military held a three-hour press conference in which officials articulate...
US court rules against Trump’s 10% global tariff, lending India a negotiating edge
The US Court of International Trade ruled 2–1 on May 7, 2026 that the 10% global tariff imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 is unlawful. The p...
Trump says Iran talks advancing despite rising tensions at Hormuz
The United States and Iran are engaged in negotiations toward a one-page Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to end hostilities and establish a framework for m...
EU-Mercosur trade deal enforced amid farmers’ fears of unfair competition
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement provisionally came into effect on 1 May 2026, after approximately 25 years of on-again, off-again negotiations that first beg...
Additional US tariffs on Indian goods since April 2025: Here’s the full timeline
The United States imposed a series of additional tariffs on Indian goods beginning April 2, 2025, when a national emergency over trade deficits was declared,...
India, Canada to hold next round of FTA talks in Ottawa in July
India and Canada commenced the second round of CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) negotiations during 4–8 May 2026 in Ottawa, following the ...
Operation Sindoor: How close India and Pakistan came to the brink one year ago
On May 7, 2025 (night of May 6–7), India launched Operation Sindoor — precision strikes on nine terrorist infrastructure sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-o...
Forex kitty drops by USD 7.79 bln to USD 690.693 bln
India's foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 7.794 billion to USD 690.693 billion for the week ended May 1, 2026, according to data released by the Rese...
Rangasamy meets Lieutenant Governor, stakes claim to form government in Puducherry
Following the Puducherry Legislative Assembly elections, AINRC (All India NR Congress) president N. Rangasamy met Lieutenant Governor K. Kailasanathan and pr...
Asia heat waves spell double trouble for economies hit by oil
Across Asia, economies are contending with a dual inflationary shock: rising oil prices linked to geopolitical disruption in West Asia, and heat-wave-induced...
Starbucks bullish on India growth story; opens first Reserve store in east India at Kolkata
A global premium coffee chain launched its first "Reserve" format store in Mumbai, marking a significant escalation in its India retail strategy. The brand, ...
One year after India-Pakistan conflict, ceasefire holds - but little else does
One year after the India-Pakistan military conflict (Operation Sindoor, May 7–10, 2025), the ceasefire agreed on May 10, 2025, continues to hold along the Li...
Uttarakhand flood maps may be underestimating risk, study warns
A recent study has found that existing flood hazard maps for Uttarakhand significantly underestimate the actual risk posed by floods, particularly flash floo...
IndiaAI and ICMR Sign MoU to Accelerate Responsible AI Adoption in Healthcare
IndiaAI, an independent business division under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and the Indian Council of Medical Research (I...
Canada urged to act against ‘anti-India extremist elements’: MEA
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) urged Canada to take effective action against anti-India extremist elements operating from Canadian soil. The call...
On Operation Sindoor anniversary, India describes how it called Pakistan’s bluff with long-range weapons
On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor (May 7, 2026), the Ministry of External Affairs and senior defence officials described how India exposed Pakist...
‘Acts of terror will have consequences’: India’s top military brass issues stern warning on Operation Sindoor anniversary
On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor (launched May 7, 2025), senior Indian military commanders addressed troops and officers at military stations ac...
Indian Ocean challenges must be met with cooperation, transparency: Union Shipping Minister
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways addressed the 10th Indian Ocean Dialogue, organised under the auspices of the Indian Ocean Rim Associatio...
Iran’s Araghchi unlikely at BRICS foreign ministers’ meet next week in Delhi, his deputy to attend
India is hosting the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting on May 14–15, 2026, in New Delhi, under its 2026 BRICS chairmanship theme "Building for Resilience, Inn...