International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
How is the next UN chief being chosen? | Explained
The term of the current UN Secretary-General, António Guterres of Portugal, ends on December 31, 2026. The next Secretary-General will assume office on Janua...
Gulf within: on the UAE leaving OPEC
The United Arab Emirates formally announced its departure from OPEC and the broader OPEC+ grouping, with the exit effective May 1, 2026, in a major blow to t...
India’s sprint beyond the dairy red line to the Pacific
The India–New Zealand FTA represents a calibrated shift in India's trade posture, marking the first time India has offered any form of preferential market ac...
Italy told to avoid sharing of defence tech with Pakistan
During bilateral defence talks in New Delhi on April 30, 2026, India formally conveyed to Italy's Defence Minister that sensitive defence technologies provid...
Fertiliser output steady despite West Asia crisis; government secures 37 lakh ton urea imports for kharif
Total domestic fertiliser production stood at 62.37 lakh tonnes during March–April 2026, while imports were at 15.39 lakh tonnes — together adding approximat...
SEZs must diversify beyond U.S. market and IT services: CEA
India's Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) highlighted that approximately half of all Special Economic Zone (SEZ) exports flow to just two destinations — the Unite...
India plans ₹51,000 crore ship acquisition to secure energy supply chain
India announced a roadmap to acquire 62 vessels in FY 2026–27, backed by an investment of ₹51,383 crore, creating an additional 2.85 million Gross Tonnage (G...
Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades
In a 6–3 ruling issued on April 29, 2026, the US Supreme Court decided *Louisiana v. Callais*, striking down Louisiana's second Black-majority congressional ...
On first Ladakh visit since violence, Amit Shah to join exposition of holy relics of Lord Buddha in Leh
A first-ever exposition of holy relics of Lord Buddha was held at the Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra in Leh, Ladakh, marking a historically and culturally significa...
We halted 'Op Sindoor' on our own terms, prepared for long battle: Rajnath Singh; says 'Sudarshan air defence a key example of exemplary AI application’
India's defence establishment has described Operation Sindoor (May 7–10, 2025) as a defining moment in the country's counter-terrorism posture — a shift from...
DEA notice awaited on easing FDI rules for foreign cos with up to 10% in China firms
The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) is finalising a formal notification under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to operationalise a March 2026 ...
On Operation Sindoor, Rajnath Singh says India was fully prepared to sustain prolonged conflict
India had declared itself fully prepared to sustain a prolonged conflict following Operation Sindoor, the precision military campaign launched on May 7, 2025...
Pakistan opens Gwadar port for Iran as US naval blockade continues amid war stalemate
Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce issued a statutory order on April 25, 2026 designating six overland land routes for transit trade to Iran, formally activatin...
India's GDP forecast of 7-7.4% for FY27 clouded by West Asia war: Finance Ministry
The Finance Ministry's Monthly Economic Review for April 2026 states that India enters FY2026-27 with strong domestic fundamentals — robust consumption, sust...
China's FM talks to Rubio, says Taiwan 'biggest risk' in ties
China's Foreign Minister held a phone call with the US Secretary of State, explicitly stating that the Taiwan question "constitutes the biggest risk" in Chin...
From surplus to strain: World rice supply threatened by Iran war, El Nino
Global rice production is expected to decline in 2026 as farmers across major exporting nations — Thailand, Vietnam — reduce planted acreage and cut fertiliz...
FDI inflows set to top $90 billion in FY26, says DPIIT Secretary Bhatia
India's gross foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows for the financial year 2025–26 are projected to exceed $90 billion, as confirmed by senior DPIIT offici...
India eases FDI norms; firms with minor Chinese stake to get automatic route access
India has amended its foreign direct investment (FDI) policy by modifying Press Note 3 of 2020, enabling foreign companies in which Chinese entities hold up ...
Iran vows to protect its nuclear capabilities, signals ‘new rules’ for Strait of Hormuz
Iran's supreme leader publicly declared that Iran will not surrender its nuclear and missile capabilities, characterising them as non-negotiable national ass...
NASA's Artemis II moonship returns home to its launch site after historic voyage
NASA's Artemis II mission (1–11 April 2026) completed the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in December 1972 — humanity's first return of a crew to lu...