International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
India and Italy have been in continuous contact over Ukraine and West Asia conflicts: PM Modi
India and Italy formally elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of "Special Strategic Partnership" during high-level talks in Rome on May 20, 202...
Hormuz crisis: Australian LNG to India will surge, says Australian High Commissioner
Australia's High Commissioner to India stated that Australian LNG could reach eastern India via crisis-free Indian Ocean routes, bypassing the blocked Strait...
Xi calls for immediate end to all hostilities in West Asia
At a state visit to Beijing (May 19–20, 2026), Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly called for an immediate end to hosti...
European Union paves way to finalise U.S. trade deal and avoid Trump tariff hike
The Council presidency (representing EU member states) and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on May 20, 2026, to implement the tariff e...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to start first India visit on May 23
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit India from May 23–26, 2026 — his first visit to India in his current role — covering Kolkata, Agra, J...
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping likely to be in New Delhi for BRICS summit in September
The 18th BRICS Summit is confirmed for September 12–13, 2026 in New Delhi, with India holding the BRICS Presidency for the year. The leaders of major BRICS m...
Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push
A comparative analysis of China's PLA theatre command restructuring (completed in 2016) and India's still-pending theaterisation provides critical context fo...
MULTILATERAL EXERCISE PRAGATI 2026 COMMENCES AT UMROI, MEGHALAYA
Multilateral military exercise PRAGATI 2026 commenced at the Foreign Training Node, Umroi Military Station, Meghalaya, with participation from 12 friendly na...
India to Host 68th Session of Asian Productivity Organization Governing Body in New Delhi
The 68th Session of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Governing Body was held from 20 to 22 May 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, with India servin...
Watch: Why WHO is worried about Ebola outbreak | Above the Fold | 20.05.2026
The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a P...
UN cuts India's 2026 GDP forecast to 6.4 pc, still among fastest-growing economies
The United Nations revised India's GDP growth forecast for 2026 downward to 6.4%, from an earlier projection of 6.6%, in its mid-year update to the World Eco...
Italy PM Meloni’s ‘parishram’ pitch steals spotlight at PM Modi press meet in Rome
PM Modi conferred Food and Agricultural Organisation's highest honour, Agricola Medal, for contribution to global food security
The FAO Agricola Medal — the Food and Agriculture Organization's highest honour — was conferred on India's head of government at a ceremony held at FAO headq...
Italy and India set to upgrade ties during PM Modi's visit to Rome
India and Italy elevated their bilateral ties to a "Special Strategic Partnership" during a high-level summit in Rome on May 20, 2026, as part of Prime Minis...
India, Vietnam deepen defence cooperation with focus on maritime security
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a ministerial-level bilateral meeting with Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang on May 19, 2026. Both s...
Modi and Meloni outline road map for India-Italy strategic partnership
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Italy (May 19–21, 2026), India and Italy published a joint op-ed articulating a road map for an elevated strat...
Commitment to democracy makes India, Nordic nations natural partners: Modi
At the 3rd India-Nordic Summit held in Oslo on May 19, 2026, India and the five Nordic nations (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) announced the elev...
China’s new worldview and the future of global politics
China has been systematically proposing and institutionalising a set of global governance frameworks — the Global Development Initiative (GDI), Global Securi...
Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Addresses 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva
India's Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare addressed the plenary session of the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) in Geneva, Switzerland, reaffirmi...
During Rajnath's visit, India, Vietnam review defence partnership, discuss further cooperation in maritime security
The Defence Ministers of India and Vietnam held bilateral talks in Hanoi, reviewing the full scope of their defence cooperation and charting further collabor...