International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Italy & India: A Strategic Partnership For The Indo-Mediterranean
India and Italy elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Special Strategic Partnership," expanding cooperation across trade, defence, artificial intellige...
India, Nordic nations upgrade ties with green tech, def focus
The Third India-Nordic Summit was held in Oslo on May 19, 2026, bringing together leaders of India, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. The summit...
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin likely to be in Delhi for BRICS meet
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12–13, 2026, in New Delhi, as BRICS Chair for 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin is confirmed to atte...
A China-U.S. summit that drew global attention
The United States and China held a landmark bilateral economic and trade meeting in Geneva on May 10–11, 2025 — the first substantive high-level engagement a...
When airspace becomes the new front in China-Taiwan rivalry
China has systematically expanded the frequency and scope of People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) incursions into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Z...
India, Vietnam discuss deepening defence ties as Rajnath Singh meets Phan Van Giang in Hanoi
India's Defence Minister held bilateral talks with Vietnam's Minister of National Defence in Hanoi on May 19, 2026, reviewing progress in bilateral defence c...
Boosting defence ties, US clears Apache, howitzer support services for India
The United States government, through the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), has approved two Foreign Military Sale (FMS) packages for India totalli...
Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend BRICS summit in New Delhi in September
US extends sanctions waiver for Russian crude again: The move, its impact on India explained
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License No. 134C on May 18, 2026, extending the sanctions waiver for Russ...
U.S.-China: A temporary truce
Following the May 14, 2026 Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, the United States and China announced a partial trade deal involving agricultural purchases, rare eart...
Putin to travel to India in September to attend BRICS Leaders’ Summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin is confirmed to visit India on September 12–13, 2026 for the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi, as confirmed by a Krem...
G7 Finance Ministers explore responses to Iran war fallout
G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors met in Paris on 18–19 May 2026 under France's G7 presidency, with the Iran war's economic fallout as a centra...
Highlights: India, Nordic nations agree to elevate ties to Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership
At the third India-Nordic Summit held in Oslo on May 19, 2026, India and the five Nordic nations — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden — agreed to ...
India-EU FTA: Quality compliance must for Indian exporters but trade restrictiveness can be challenged
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was concluded on 27 January 2026, ending nearly two decades of on-again, off-again negotiations; the provisional text...
Russia holds massive drills of nuclear forces as Ukraine steps up drone attacks
Russia launched a three-day exercise involving its nuclear forces, practising the "preparation and use of nuclear forces under the threat of aggression." The...
West Asia crisis, weather headwinds to moderate India’s FY27 growth: Rating agencies
Two leading domestic rating agencies have trimmed their FY27 (2026-27) GDP growth forecasts for India, citing two converging headwinds: elevated crude oil pr...
National security linked to economic growth; strategic self-reliance a must: Gen. Dwivedi
At a seminar titled 'Security to Prosperity', organised by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies on May 19, 2026, the Chief of Army Staff articulated a new str...
Xi Jinping hosts Vladimir Putin in Beijing days after Trump: what to know
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on May 19–20, 2026, for a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping — less than a week after US Pr...
Trump suggested a US-Russia-China alliance to take down Int’l Criminal Court when he met Xi—FT report
During a visit to Beijing in May 2026, the US President reportedly proposed that the United States, China, and Russia coordinate efforts to undermine and ult...
Pondage, power and Pakistan—India versus ‘Indus’ court at The Hague
On May 15, 2026, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) issued a supplemental award on "maximum pondage" — the amount of water that can be held in reservoi...