International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Prime Minister holds official talks with Prime Minister of Netherlands
Formal bilateral talks between the Indian and Dutch heads of government took place at Catshuis, the official residence of the Dutch Prime Minister, in The Ha...
Iran media says ‘no tangible concessions’ in U.S. response to Iran proposal
Following a two-month armed conflict between the United States-led coalition and Iran, nuclear negotiations resumed but have reached an impasse, with Iranian...
India-Netherlands Joint Statement on the visit of Prime Minister of India to Netherlands
India and the Netherlands issued a Joint Statement on 16 May 2026 at The Hague, formalizing the elevation of their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Part...
Taiwan won't be sacrificed, U.S. arms sales a commitment: President responds to Trump
Taiwan's president issued the island's first formal response to the Beijing summit, asserting that arms sales from the United States are a security commitmen...
Trump met Xi Jinping in Beijing. He came back with doubts on Taiwan's $14 billion arms deal and lesson in Greek history
A high-stakes bilateral summit in Beijing between the US and Chinese heads of government produced significant uncertainty around a pre-approved $14 billion w...
WHO declares Ebola global emergency as death toll hits 87. Is there a vaccine? What we know
On 16 May 2026, the WHO Director-General declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of In...
Roadmap of India-Netherlands Strategic Partnership [2026-2030]
During a state visit to The Hague on 16–17 May 2026, India and the Netherlands adopted the Roadmap of India-Netherlands Strategic Partnership (2026–2030) — a...
India, Chile expedite CEPA negotiations and critical minerals cooperation
Chile's Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna visited India in May 2026, imparting fresh momentum to bilateral ties and accelerating negotiations toward ...
India and Netherlands ink 17 pacts, elevate ties to strategic partnership
India and the Netherlands elevated their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership during a state visit to The Hague on 16–17 May 2026, marking India...
India, Netherlands elevating ties to strategic partnership, says PM Modi
India and the Netherlands formally elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Strategic Partnership" during an official visit, signing a comprehensive decla...
Commerce Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal Highlights Trade and Economic Cooperation at BRICS Meeting in Gandhinagar
The 2nd Meeting of the BRICS Contact Group on Trade and Economic Issues (CGETI) for 2026 was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on May 15, 2026, under India's BRI...
Operation RAGEPILL: NCB Busts a Major International Drug Trafficking Network; Makes India’s First-Ever Seizure of Captagon, a Psychotropic Substance used in the Middle East Region
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), acting on intelligence from a foreign drug law enforcement agency, dismantled an international drug trafficking network i...
India invites Dutch firms to design and manufacture, says PM Modi at CEO roundtable
During an official bilateral visit to the Netherlands, a CEO roundtable was co-hosted by both Prime Ministers along with the Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade ...
Netherlands returns 11th Century 'Chola Plates', PM Modi says 'joyous moment for every Indian'
The return of the 11th-century Anaimangalam Chola copper plates by the Netherlands marks the culmination of a diplomatic effort initiated in 2012 — spanning ...
Netherlands returns Chola-era copper plates to India during PM Modi’s visit
The Netherlands formally returned the Anaimangalam copper plates — approximately 1,000-year-old artefacts from the Chola dynasty — to India during an officia...
Amid PM visit, Netherlands returns Chola-era plates after 14-yr diplomatic effort
During an official bilateral visit, the Dutch government formally returned a set of 11th-century Chola copper plates that had been held by Leiden University ...
IWT: India rejects ‘so-called’ arbitration award as ‘null and void’
India rejected the 15 May 2026 award of the so-called Court of Arbitration on the Indus Waters Treaty, describing the tribunal as "illegally constituted" and...
India rejects Court of Arbitration’s pondage award on Indus Waters Treaty
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague issued an award on May 15, 2026, concerning maximum pondage limits on western rivers under the Indus Wa...
Iran will announce Strait of Hormuz mechanism, collect fees, Iranian MP says
A senior Iranian lawmaker and Chairman of the Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee announced that Iran will unveil a mechanism to coll...
BRICS is evolving with new members; differences will take time to resolve: Brazil FM Mauro Vieira
Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, attending the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, acknowledged that BRICS is evolving with its new and par...