International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Philippines warns Chinese research ship in disputed waters
The Philippine Coast Guard on 7 May 2026 reported that it had spotted the Chinese oceanographic research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 33 anchored approximately 7.3...
Repatriation of illegal Bangladeshis is a ‘core issue’: MEA response to Dhaka’s remarks on ‘push-in’ from India
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described the repatriation of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants as a "core issue" in bilateral relations, calling on ...
India will shape the battlefield if challenged again: armed forces on Operation Sindoor
On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor (launched May 7, 2025), senior military leadership addressed media at the Joint Commanders' Conference in Jaipu...
Parliamentary panel to review domestic output of petroleum products on 15 May
India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas is scheduled to review the domestic production and supply of petroleum products, includ...
India-EU FTA to cover one-third of global trade, impacts 2 billion people: Commerce Ministry
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement, concluded on 27 January 2026 at Hyderabad House in New Delhi after nearly two decades of negotiations, has emerged as a fo...
Rubio to visit India for bilateral talks; Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting May-end
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit India from May 24, 2026, for bilateral talks — his first visit to India since taking office in Januar...
India's total exports hit record $863 billion in FY26, services surge 8.7%
India's combined merchandise and services exports reached an all-time high of $863.11 billion in FY26 (April 2025–March 2026), growing 4.59% over $825.26 bil...
Indus Water Treaty: Obstruction, exploitation and the long-overdue reckoning
India placed the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, citing Pakistan's continued support for cross-border ...
India-ASEAN to update trade pact by year end; UPI, Vietnam’s payment system to be linked, says PM Modi
India and ASEAN agreed to complete the review of the ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) by the end of 2026, addressing India's long-standing conce...
India's exports hit record $863 bn in 2025-26, driven by services surge
India's total exports (merchandise and services combined) reached an all-time high of USD 863.11 billion in FY 2025-26, up from USD 825.26 billion in FY 2024...
India, Vietnam review defence ties; push for deeper maritime, industrial cooperation
India and Vietnam upgraded their bilateral relationship to an "Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" during the visit of Vietnamese President To Lam ...
India, Vietnam set $25 billion bilateral trade target by 2030
India and Vietnam set a bilateral trade target of USD 25 billion by 2030, from the current USD 16 billion. IREL (India) Limited and Vietnam's Institute for T...
‘Make in India’ gets a radar lock, India-Israel joint venture plant breaks ground in Tamil Nadu
ELTX Systems Pvt. Ltd. — a joint venture between India's DCX Systems Ltd. (Bengaluru) and ELTA Systems (a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, IAI) — b...
India ramps up Venezuela oil buys to diversify from Gulf supply, but Russian crude still mainstay
India sharply increased imports of Venezuelan crude in April 2026, with inflows reaching approximately 283 thousand barrels per day (kbd) — a multi-year high...
Trump pauses Hormuz operation; says war will end if Iran agrees to deal
The United States paused "Project Freedom" — a military operation to escort stranded commercial vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz — just one day after the ...
Iran enforces new ‘sovereign’ transit rules in Strait of Hormuz, mandates prior permits for vessels
Iran activated a new "sovereign governance system" for the Strait of Hormuz, requiring all commercial vessels to obtain prior transit permits through the Per...
North Korea revises Constitution to drop references to unification of Korean Peninsula
North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly formally revised the national constitution to remove all references to the "peaceful reunification" of the Korean Pen...
Vietnam President To Lam accorded ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on his maiden visit to India
Vietnamese President To Lam was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on May 6, 2026, marking his first state visit to India since assuming off...
India-Vietnam in talks over BrahMos, maintenance & repair of defence platforms as ties elevated
During bilateral talks with Vietnamese President To Lam, India offered to provide maintenance and repair (MRO) services for Vietnam's Sukhoi Su-30 fighter ai...
The Op Sindoor lessons—not just how to fight wars, but also how not to
Operation Sindoor, a 88-hour armed conflict between India and Pakistan in May 2025, is being analysed as a watershed moment in South Asian security that fund...