International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets NSA Ajit Doval, talks defence & security
The US Secretary of State held a four-day visit to India in May 2026, meeting with both India's National Security Advisor and the External Affairs Minister i...
Comprehensive, special, privileged: What India’s partnership labels for countries actually mean
India maintains a tiered system of bilateral partnership designations with over 30 countries and groupings, ranging from "Strategic Partnership" at the base ...
Marco Rubio in India LIVE: Jaishankar addresses National Day reception at the U.S. Embassy
The US Secretary of State visited India on May 24, 2026, meeting with the External Affairs Minister and the Prime Minister as part of a broader engagement th...
The green strategic partnership: India and Norway chart a sustainable future
An Indian Prime Minister visited Norway for the first time in over 40 years (since 1986), marking a major diplomatic milestone in India-Nordic engagement. In...
Critical minerals, AI, nuclear ties take centre stage as Jaishankar, Rubio review India-US partnership
The External Affairs Minister and the US Secretary of State held comprehensive bilateral discussions in New Delhi on May 24, 2026, covering critical minerals...
Marco Rubio meets NSA Doval, discusses defence, security and strategic tech cooperation including TRUST initiative
The US Secretary of State, who also concurrently holds the position of National Security Advisor, met with India's National Security Advisor in New Delhi to ...
Parliamentary panel to discuss impact of West Asia crisis on India’s maritime trade
The department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture convened on May 25, 2026 to examine the implications of the West As...
US overtakes Mauritius to become India’s 2nd largest FDI source as inflows cross $11 billion mark
The United States has become India's second-largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in FY2025-26, overtaking Mauritius — a shift marking a structur...
Jaishankar holds talks with Rubio, reviews India-US strategic cooperation
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New Delhi on May 24, 2026, the day after Rubio's meeting with the Prime...
Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke’s Maharashtra residence gets police protection
A satirical online political movement — the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) — was founded on 16 May 2026 by a political communications strategist in response to...
No love in Tokyo for mangoes from India this season
Japan has suspended fresh mango imports from India following a March 2026 inspection that identified deficiencies in fumigation procedures and disinfection s...
Rubio delivers invitation to PM from Trump to visit US, says US won’t allow Iran to hold energy market hostage
The US Secretary of State met the Indian Prime Minister in New Delhi, delivering a formal invitation from the US President to visit Washington in the near fu...
5-nation tour pacts to drive job growth: PM Modi
The Prime Minister concluded a five-nation visit to the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy (May 15–20, 2026), the most extensiv...
217 Indians joined Russian army, 49 dead, Centre tells SC
The Union government informed the Supreme Court that 217 Indian nationals had joined the Russian Armed Forces amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, of wh...
Ukrainian strike on college in Russian-occupied town kills 18: officials
A Ukrainian strike hit a college building and dormitory of the Starobilsk College of Luhansk Pedagogical University in Starobilsk — a city in the Russian-occ...
China to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing
China unveiled the crew of its Shenzhou-23 mission on 23 May 2026, scheduled for launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the night of 24 May 2026....
Bundibugyo ebolavirus | A deadly pathogen
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) officially declared its 17th Ebola outbreak on 15 May 2026, with cases concentrated in the Rwampara, Mongwalu, and Bun...
Conference at UN to review nuclear non-proliferation treaty fails to reach agreement
The 11th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), held over four weeks at the United Nations in New York, ended without producing a c...
Trump says agreement with Iran 'largely negotiated,' includes opening strait
A ceasefire-and-negotiations framework between the US and Iran has been described as "largely negotiated," with a first-phase memorandum of understanding (MO...
Raul Castro | The old man and the siege
A US federal grand jury indicted 94-year-old former Cuban President Raúl Castro on charges of conspiracy to kill US nationals, destruction of aircraft, and f...