International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Nepal objects to Mansarovar Yatra via Lipulekh; India says unjustified
Nepal's foreign ministry formally protested India's announcement of the 2026 Kailash Mansarovar Yatra scheduled from June to August via the Lipulekh Pass rou...
How dual-use satellites are blurring the lines of modern space war
Modern satellites used for civilian communications, navigation, and Earth observation are simultaneously serving military reconnaissance, targeting, and comm...
Ahead of Misri’s expected Nepal visit, Kathmandu expresses concern to India, China on Kailash yatra over Lipulekh
Nepal formally conveyed its territorial concerns over Lipulekh Pass to both India and China, specifically in the context of preparations for the Kailash Mans...
India dismisses Nepal’s Kailash yatra objection over Lipulekh Pass
Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued formal diplomatic notes to both India and China on May 3, 2026, objecting to the planned 2026 Kailash Mansarovar Y...
India rejects Nepal’s objection to Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Lipulekh Pass
India announced the resumption of the annual Kailash Mansarovar Yatra for June–August 2026, to be conducted through two routes: Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand ...
Israel-Iran war LIVE: Bulk carrier near Strait of Hormuz reportedly being attacked, U.K. military says
A northbound bulk carrier near the Strait of Hormuz reported being attacked by multiple small craft on May 3, 2026, marking at least the two dozenth attack o...
OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas without mentioning UAE pull-out
Seven OPEC+ members — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Algeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, and Oman — approved a production quota increase of 188,000 barrels per day (bp...
Donald Trump says U.S. not likely to accept new Iran peace proposal
Iran submitted a 14-point peace proposal through Pakistan, which has been serving as the principal mediator between Tehran and Washington in the ongoing conf...
Textile Ministry moves to shield clusters from West Asia gas supply shocks
The Ministry of Textiles has launched an assessment of all major textile and handicrafts clusters across India to evaluate their vulnerability to disruptions...
Sikh extremists using Canada to ‘fund & promote violence in India’—Canada intel report
Canada's Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) released its 2025 annual public report identifying Sikh extremist networks operating from Canadian soil as a th...
Will the West Asia war accelerate the age of electricity? Explained in charts
The ongoing US-Iran conflict and the resulting closure of the Strait of Hormuz have triggered an oil price surge from approximately USD 69 per barrel in Febr...
Between a fatwa and war: how Iran makes sense of its nuclear capability
Iran has publicly reaffirmed its intent to protect its nuclear stockpile amid the ongoing US-Israel military campaign launched on February 28, 2026, which ki...
Nepal reiterates territorial claim to Lipulekh Pass, flags concerns over Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
Nepal's Foreign Ministry formally restated its territorial claim to Lipulekh Pass, opposing the planned India-China Kailash Mansarovar Yatra scheduled for Ju...
Canada declares Khalistan extremists as ‘national security threat’
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) released its 2025 Public Report to Parliament, formally designating activities of Canada-based Khalistan ex...
Iran says U.S. military operation ‘impossible’ as Trump mulls peace proposal
The IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) Intelligence Organisation issued a formal statement asserting that the United States faces only two options in i...
OPEC members increase oil production quota by 188,000 bpd, no word on UAE's withdrawal amid war in West Asia
Seven OPEC+ member nations — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman — agreed to increase their collective oil production quota by ...
Great Nicobar project concerns must be debated in parliamentary forum; govt rattled by Rahul Gandhi's visit: Congress
Parliamentary calls have been raised for a formal legislative forum to examine the environmental, tribal rights, and strategic governance aspects of the Grea...
Indore to host meeting of BRICS agriculture ministers in June
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, has been designated as the host city for the BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting, scheduled for June 12–13, 2026, under India's BRIC...
Fibre-optic drones | The phantom that flies
Fibre-optic first-person view (FPV) drones have emerged as one of the most disruptive technologies on the Russia-Ukraine battlefield and in West Asian confli...
Why did the UAE quit OPEC and OPEC+?
The UAE announced its exit from OPEC and the OPEC+ framework, effective 1 May 2026, citing national interest and the inability of the cartel structure to ade...