International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
India, Norway elevate ties to Green Strategic Partnership, ink pacts on space, health, digital development
India and Norway elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Green Strategic Partnership" on May 18, 2026, during a state visit to Oslo. A Memorandum of Unde...
Will buy Russian oil despite U.S. waiver expiry provided it makes commercial sense: Official
An official statement clarified that India will continue purchasing Russian crude oil "as long as it makes commercial sense," signalling that decisions will ...
India to continue purchasing Russian crude notwithstanding US sanctions
India has formally stated it will continue purchasing Russian crude oil notwithstanding the evolving US sanctions framework, reaffirming that energy security...
‘India buys Russian oil irrespective of US sanctions or waivers’
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas stated publicly on May 18, 2026 that India's purchases of Russian crude oil are driven entirely by commercial logic...
PM Modi lands in Norway; to hold talks on trade, technology
India's Prime Minister conducted an official visit to Norway on 18–19 May 2026, marking the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Norway in approximatel...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iran officially announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced the establishment of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), a formal regulatory body to manage transit ...
Modi in Norway highlights: PM holds interaction with Norwegian business leaders
During a state visit to Oslo on May 18, 2026, India and Norway elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Green Strategic Partnership", the first such frame...
India-EU FTA to create new opportunities for industries, investors, innovators: Modi
India and the European Union formally concluded negotiations on a landmark Free Trade Agreement in January 2026, described by both sides as the largest trade...
Geopolitics has changed since last India-Nordic Summit, conflicts on agenda for talks: Norwegian envoy
The third India-Nordic Summit convened in Oslo on May 19, 2026, bringing together India and the five Nordic nations — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and ...
Iran officially announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Supreme National Security Council officially announced the creation of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), a dedicated regulatory body to govern...
Deeply concerned: India on drone strike near UAE's Barakah nuclear plant
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a strong statement expressing deep concern over a drone attack targeting the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant i...
How India-UAE oil and LPG MoUs could strengthen New Delhi’s energy security
During a bilateral visit to Abu Dhabi in May 2026, India and the UAE signed several energy Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) covering strategic petroleum res...
Australia orders China-linked investors to sell stakes in rare earths firm
Australia's government directed six investors with ties to China and Hong Kong to divest their combined holdings in Northern Minerals Ltd., a rare earths min...
China committed to not providing material support to Iran: U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer publicly confirmed that China has committed not to provide "material support" to Iran, a pledge secured during the hig...
U.S. has shown flexibility on Iran maintaining limited nuclear activities, source says
According to a diplomatic source, the United States has shown flexibility in ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran, moving away from its earlier insistence ...
Freedom of speech 'not an absolute right', Hong Kong trial of Tiananmen activists hears
In May 2026, closing arguments were heard in the national security trial of three prominent civil society figures — Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan, and Albert...
EU’s Ursula von der Leyen wants to seal investment agreement with India, calls it ‘missing puzzle’
Following the conclusion of the landmark India-EU Free Trade Agreement in January 2026, the European Commission President called for swift finalisation of a ...
The evolution of BRICS, an odd grouping born out of a 2001 Goldman Sachs paper
BRICS — now spanning 10+ member states — marks over two decades of evolution from a purely theoretical economic concept to one of the world's most politicall...
China agrees to boost trade for U.S. agricultural products following Trump-Xi summit
Following a high-stakes bilateral summit in Beijing, China committed to purchasing at least $17 billion worth of US agricultural goods annually through 2028 ...
U.S. Treasury to extend sanction waiver on Russian seaborne oil, source says
The US Treasury Department is considering a 30-day extension of the sanction waiver that previously allowed countries to purchase Russian seaborne oil, accor...