International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Jaishankar discusses Iran, Hormuz, Lebanon with Israel’s Sa’ar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held discussions with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar covering the Iran conflict, the Strait of Hormuz crisis, ...
US announces Iran port blockade: The laws governing passage through the Strait of Hormuz
The United States announced a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as part of its military operations against Iran following US-Israeli air strikes in late...
Modi, Trump discuss Strait of Hormuz security amid West Asia tensions
US President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Modi held a phone conversation focused on the security situation in West Asia, including the safety of shipping ...
West Asia conflict threatens to push 2.5 million people in India into poverty: UNDP report
A UNDP report titled "Military Escalation in the Middle East: Human Development Impacts Across Asia and the Pacific" warns that the ongoing US-Iran conflict ...
US blockade of Iran ports in Hormuz may hit China hardest, but India could feel price pain too
Following failed peace talks on April 12, 2026, the US declared a naval blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas in the Strait of Hormuz, preventing Irani...
PM Modi, Trump discuss bilateral co-operation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a telephone discussion covering bilateral cooperation, ongoing trade negotiations, and the ev...
US-Indonesia sign key defence pact, Washington eyes Strait of Malacca
The United States and Indonesia signed a Major Defence Cooperation Partnership on April 14, 2026, during Indonesian Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin's vi...
Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has characterised the ongoing oil supply disruption as the largest in history, with approximately 10.1 million barrels ...
Modi, Trump discuss need to keep Strait of Hormuz open & secure after Iran hints at ‘new mechanism’
Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump held a phone call to discuss the need to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and secure, amid an effective closure of t...
Saudi Arabia invokes defence pact with Pakistan amid West Asia conflict. What it entails
Saudi Arabia invoked the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement signed with Pakistan in September 2025, deploying Pakistani fighter jets to Saudi territory amid ...
China says military conflict is ‘root cause’ of disruption in Strait of Hormuz, calls for de-escalation
China officially stated that military conflict is the "root cause" of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and called for de-escalation Beijing expressed hope ...
Made lot of progress, ball in Iran’s court: Vance
A 21-hour marathon round of US-Iran direct peace negotiations held in Islamabad over the weekend collapsed without an agreement US Vice President JD Vance st...
India–US eye 'big-ticket energy deals' soon as PM Modi, Donald Trump discuss West Asia crisis
India and the United States are expected to finalise major bilateral deals in the coming weeks, with energy as the centrepiece, even as PM Modi and President...
China says policy to improve relations with India remains unchanged
China stated that its policy to improve relations with India remains unchanged, even as fresh controversy arose over China's practice of assigning fictitious...
'We all love you', Trump tells PM Modi during 40-min call on Iran war, Hormuz
US President Trump and Prime Minister Modi held a 40-minute phone call — their third bilateral conversation in 2026 — to discuss the ongoing conflict in West...
Israel-Iran war LIVE: Trump vows U.S. will sink any Iran boats that challenge blockade
US President Trump declared that any Iranian boats challenging the US naval blockade of Iranian ports will be "eliminated," escalating the military standoff ...
Fuel, fertiliser prices may remain high for prolonged period: IMF, World Bank, IEA
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and International Energy Agency (IEA) jointly warned that fuel and fertiliser prices are likely to remain ...
Israel-Iran war highlights: Trump vows to destroy Iranian warships that get near U.S. blockade
The US military formally began enforcing its naval blockade of Iranian ports on April 13, 2026, with President Trump vowing to destroy Iranian warships that ...
India received highest number of regressive tax recommendations from IMF: Oxfam
Oxfam International released a report analysing 1,049 tax-related recommendations issued by the IMF to 125 countries between 2022 and 2024 The report found t...
Iran, India in touch on passage of ships through Strait of Hormuz: Envoy Mohammad Fathali
Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, stated that India and Iran are in active diplomatic contact regarding the safe passage of ships through the Str...