International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Centre ‘not insulated’ from how states react to Strait of Hormuz crisis: Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran
Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran cautioned that the Central government is "not insulated" from how individual states respond to the Strait o...
Amid West Asia war, Cabinet approves Rs 2.55 lakh crore credit guarantee scheme
The Union Cabinet approved the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 on 5 May 2026, with a government guarantee outlay of ₹18,100 crore, project...
India-Myanmar bolster maritime partnership, discuss expanding defence collaboration during visit of Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi
Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, conducted a four-day official visit to Myanmar beginning May 2, 2026 — the first visit by an Indian Navy...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump urges Iran to 'do the smart thing'
The Iran-Israel conflict, which escalated dramatically through the "Twelve-Day War" in June 2025 (involving US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites), has cont...
South Korea to probe ship fire in Strait of Hormuz, Trump blames Iranian attack
A fire broke out on HMM Namu, a Panama-flagged cargo vessel operated by South Korean shipping company HMM, while anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 4–5,...
‘Unacceptable,’ says India after Iran attacks injure 3 Indians in UAE, calls for Hormuz access
Iranian drones struck Fujairah in the UAE, injuring three Indian nationals described as "moderately injured"; approximately 19 missiles and drones were launc...
Piyush Goyal discusses boosting India-Japan economic ties, MSME partnerships with Japanese delegation
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry met a Japanese parliamentary delegation led by Takayuki Kobayashi, Member of the House of Representatives and Cha...
USA’s National Reconnaissance Office awards contract to Bengaluru space startup Pixxel to provide hyperspectral imagery
The US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded a contract to Bengaluru-based space startup Pixxel as part of new commercial satellite data awards an...
First Russian oil arrives in Japan since Iran war: media
Japan received its first shipment of Russian crude oil since the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed following the outbreak of hostilities on February 28...
Prioritise energy security for keeping growth momentum going: RBI MPC member
Nagesh Kumar, an external member of the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and director of the Institute for Studies in Industrial Devel...
Why LNG supply disruption due to West Asia war has pushed India to consider raising storage capacity
The West Asia conflict, specifically the Iranian attack on Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG facility in early March 2026, forced QatarEnergy to declare force majeure o...
Trump launches ‘Project Freedom’ to open Strait of Hormuz, Iran strikes ships, UAE port
The United States launched "Project Freedom," a military-escorted convoy operation deploying guided-missile destroyers, over 100 aircraft, unmanned platforms...
India’s fertilizer subsidy reaches ₹2.17 trillion in FY26 due to West Asia war, may rise by a fifth in FY27
India's fertilizer subsidy for FY26 reached approximately ₹2.17 trillion, already exceeding the revised budgetary estimate before the West Asia conflict full...
Ukraine and Russia declare separate truces
Ukraine and Russia announced separate unilateral ceasefires, with each side claiming the other violated the terms almost immediately — a pattern consistent w...
Trump Says He Looks Forward to Xi Summit Even as Tensions Mount
The US administration expressed interest in a summit with China's leadership even as the two countries remained embroiled in an escalating trade dispute. Fol...
India, Canada begin second round of free trade talks in New Delhi; eye $50 billion trade by 2030
India and Canada commenced the second round of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in New Delhi on May 4, 2026, five days ...
Dubai airport passenger traffic drops 66% over war
Dubai International Airport reported a 66% year-on-year decline in passenger traffic in March 2026, with traveller numbers falling to approximately 2.5 milli...
Tanker hit by 'unknown projectiles' off UAE coast: U.K. maritime agency
A commercial tanker was struck by unknown projectiles approximately 78 nautical miles north of Fujairah (UAE), on the Gulf of Oman side — outside the Strait ...
Missiles fired at U.S. frigate in Strait of Hormuz, claims Iranian media
Iranian state media reported that two missiles were fired at a US Navy vessel in the Strait of Hormuz after it allegedly ignored warnings from Iran's navy to...
Iran military says U.S. forces will be attacked if they enter Strait of Hormuz
Iran's parliamentary national security commission declared that any US interference in what Iran terms the "new maritime regime" of the Strait of Hormuz woul...