International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Strengthening India’s Greenhouse Gas inventory Systems: Three-Day Workshop held at CSIR-IIP in Collaboration with MoEFCC
A three-day national workshop on strengthening India's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory systems was held at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehr...
Second Preparatory Meeting of BRICS Women’s Working Group convened by the Ministry of Women and Child Development
The Second Preparatory Meeting of the BRICS Women's Working Group under India's BRICS Chairship was convened virtually on 22 May 2026, chaired by Anil Malik,...
India, Cyprus upgrade ties, sign pact to counter terror
India and Cyprus elevated their bilateral relations to the level of Strategic Partnership during the state visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides t...
India, Cyprus upgrade ties to Strategic Partnership, sign pacts on defence cooperation, cyber security
During the State Visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to India on May 22, 2026, India and Cyprus elevated their bilateral ties to a "Strategic Pa...
Rubio meets PM Modi today, will attend Quad huddle on May 26
The US Secretary of State visited New Delhi for bilateral talks with India's Prime Minister and External Affairs Minister, followed by a Quad Foreign Ministe...
Cyber warfare is outpacing global legal accountability
Analysts and international law scholars increasingly argue that the pace of state-sponsored cyber operations is outstripping the ability of existing internat...
Home and abroad: on the Prime Minister’s five-nation diplomatic tour
The Prime Minister concluded a five-nation tour spanning the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy between May 15–20, 2026, with energy security an...
Modi expresses support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on May 22, 2026, marking the elevation of India...
Rubio's maiden India visit aims to repair strained ties; boost Quad cooperation
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India (May 23–26, 2026) for his first visit to the country, holding wide-ranging talks with the External Affairs...
Gross FDI into India hit new record of $95 billion in FY26, but net inflows only $7.7 billion
India's gross Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows reached a record $95 billion in FY2025–26, surpassing the previous high and reflecting strong investor ...
Quad Foreign Ministers to meet in Delhi on May 26; Marco Rubio to visit India
India is hosting the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi on May 26, 2026, at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. Foreign mini...
India, Cyprus sign six agreements to strengthen ties across mobility, innovation, education
During the State Visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to India on 22 May 2026, India and Cyprus elevated their bilateral relationship from a "fri...
India blocks China’s request for WTO dispute panel on IT, solar
At a meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), India formally blocked China's first request to establish a dispute settlement panel in a case cover...
Trump-backed push for deep-sea mining 'unlawful': ISA chief
The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Leticia Carvalho, has publicly declared that the push to mine the deep seabed in internati...
U.S. Navy official says Taiwan arms sales on ‘pause’ over Iran war; Taiwan claims no information from U.S.
The United States has announced a pause on a $14 billion arms sales package to Taiwan, with the Acting Navy Secretary citing the need to conserve munitions f...
Washington wants Delhi to buy more US oil & gas, says Rubio ahead of India visit
Ahead of his four-day India visit (May 23–26, 2026), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signalled that Washington seeks a significant expansion of US energy e...
India successfully test-fires Agni-1 ballistic missile from Odisha
India successfully test-fired the Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the Odisha coast on May 22, 2026....
India-Cyprus elevate ties to strategic partnership, announce defence roadmap & connectivity dialogue
India and Cyprus have elevated their bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership during the state visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to New Delhi...
U.S. pins hopes on mediator Pakistan in push to end Iran war
A ceasefire between the United States and Iran came into effect on April 8, 2026, halting a military conflict launched weeks earlier. Pakistan played a centr...
India blocks China's request for dispute panel on solar sector support measures at WTO
At the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) meeting in Geneva on May 22, 2026, India blocked China's first request for the establishment of a dispute panel in a...