International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Norwegian co to supply 18 big waterjet systems for Indian Navy's next-gen missile vessel project
Norwegian company Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded a contract to supply 18 large Kamewa waterjet propulsion systems for the Indian Navy's Next Generation ...
A strategic ethanol shift amid West Asia tensions
With elevated oil prices triggered by the West Asia conflict and growing uncertainty over Strait of Hormuz transit, India's ethanol blending programme has em...
IMF, World Bank, IEA urge countries to stop hoarding energy supplies, imposing export controls
The International Energy Agency (IEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and World Bank Group jointly formed a coordination group to manage the global econo...
Russia offers to take in Iran's enriched uranium
The Kremlin publicly repeated Russia's offer to take custody of Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium as part of any future peace settlement between Ir...
India and France conduct comprehensive review of defence and nuclear cooperation
India and France conducted comprehensive Foreign Office Consultations in Paris, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and France's Secretary-General M...
Two tankers with Iranian oil anchor off Indian ports; Iran-flagged Felicity off Sikka, Curacao-flagged Jaya near Paradip
Two crude oil tankers carrying Iranian crude anchored off key Indian port locations, marking India's first Iranian oil imports in seven years. The Felicity, ...
US blockade: India says monitoring developments, calls for ‘unimpeded freedom of navigation’ through Hormuz
India's government stated it was "monitoring developments" relating to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and called for "unimpeded freedom of navigation...
US to blockade Iran’s ports from Monday, Iran threatens ‘severe’ response: Why the strategy reversal
The United States announced a naval blockade of Iranian ports starting April 13, 2026, after peace talks between the two countries collapsed over the weekend...
What the US-Iran talks collapse says about their approach to negotiations
After 21 hours of talks in Islamabad, brokered by Pakistan, the US and Iran failed to reach a ceasefire or peace agreement — the latest and most intensive ro...
US begins blockade on Iranian ports: What it means, its implications
The United States military commenced a naval blockade targeting vessels entering or departing Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, fol...
India strengthens Sri Lanka maritime push, counters China with strategic bets
India is strengthening its maritime and logistics presence in Sri Lanka, with an emphasis on countering China's expanding footprint in the Indian Ocean Regio...
FTAs to aid India’s export growth despite global turmoil: Piyush Goyal
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India's portfolio of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with developed economies will help sustain export growth despite...
US naval blockade on Iran begins; UKMTO confirms maritime restrictions
The United States naval blockade of Iranian ports officially commenced on April 13, 2026, with UKMTO (United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations) issuing a for...
Iranian crude returns to India after seven years as tankers dock at key ports
Two supertankers carrying Iranian crude oil arrived at Indian ports, marking the first such deliveries in nearly seven years — since May 2019 when US sanctio...
US’ Hormuz blockade: Indian exporters brace for double trouble
Indian exporters expressed acute concern about a "double trouble" scenario as the US naval blockade of Iranian ports disrupted both the key shipping route th...
EU weighing tighter regulation for OpenAI under Digital Services Act
The European Commission is assessing whether to designate OpenAI's ChatGPT as a "Very Large Online Search Engine" (VLOSE) under the EU's Digital Services Act...
South Korea, Poland to upgrade ties as Donald Tusk calls Seoul key ally after U.S.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk elevated bilateral ties to a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership," with defence i...
Rial hits 1.58 mn per USD: Iran economy on brink ahead of Trump’s blockade bid to squeeze oil exports
Iran's rial has collapsed to approximately 1.58 million per US dollar — a record low — as the US blockade of Iranian ports takes effect Tehran introduced its...
India, Iran share ‘common fate’ in West Asia region, says Iranian envoy Mohammad Fathali
Iranian Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, stated that India and Iran share a "common fate" in the West Asia region On the status of the Strait of Hormuz...
Oil tankers steer clear of Strait of Hormuz ahead of US blockade
Shipping industry sources reported that oil tankers were actively rerouting away from the Strait of Hormuz after the US announced a naval blockade of Iranian...