International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
India’s fertiliser subsidy bill may jump 20% amid West Asia crisis
India's fertiliser subsidy bill for FY27 is expected to rise by at least 20% above the Union Budget estimate of ₹1.71 lakh crore, following a sharp surge in ...
The cost of bringing down inflation in India, U.S. and U.K. | Data
A comparative data analysis reveals sharply divergent economic costs of inflation control across three major economies following the 2021-22 global inflation...
India to start issuing permits for high sea fishing by companies, vessels
India is set to launch a Letter of Authorisation (LoA) scheme that will, for the first time, permit Indian companies and fishing vessels to operate in intern...
India-NZ FTA seen boosting textile exports, aiding $350 billion sector target: CITI
India and New Zealand signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on April 27, 2026, concluded in approximately nine months of negotiations, granting Indian exporter...
Iran war disrupts the circuit board supply chain, raises costs for tech firms
The conflict in the Middle East has severely disrupted supplies of printed circuit boards (PCBs), a foundational component used in virtually all electronic d...
Rajnath Singh arrives in Bishkek for SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting convened in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on April 27–28, 2026, with India's Defence Minister l...
Farmers’ interests protected in all FTAs, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Amid concerns from farmers—particularly apple growers in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand—about the India–New Zealand FTA, the Union Agriculture Minister add...
Iran offers to end chokehold on Strait of Hormuz, asks U.S. to end blockade
Iran submitted a new proposal to the United States, transmitted through Pakistani intermediaries, offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end its chokeho...
India seals FTA with New Zealand, gets $20 bn investment pledge, duty-free access
India and New Zealand signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement on 27 April 2026, accompanied by a USD 20 billion investment commitment from New Zealand into In...
Mapping the fallout: Which Indian sectors face risks from the West Asia war?
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz since late February 2026, triggered by the US-Israel conflict with Iran, has created an acute energy crisis with cascadin...
Top outbound deals by Indian companies: From Tata Steel to Sun Pharma
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries announced the acquisition of US-based Organon & Co. in an all-cash deal valued at approximately USD 11.75 billion (₹98,000 cror...
India-New Zealand FTA: Temporary Employment Entry offers 5,000 work visas for skilled Indians — check key features
The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed on April 27, 2026, includes a dedicated Temporary Employment Entry (TEE) pathway for skilled Indian ...
G7 puts desertification at centre of environmental agenda, flags land crisis as global security threat
G7 Environment Ministers, meeting in Paris on April 23–24, 2026, adopted a landmark declaration formally designating desertification, land degradation, and d...
Ukraine, West Asia conflicts put attack drones at the centre of modern warfare
Conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia have decisively established attack drones — particularly First Person View (FPV) drones and loitering munitions — as the d...
India-New Zealand free trade agreement: An explainer
India and New Zealand signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on April 27, 2026, following negotiations that were announced in March 2025 and concluded in Decemb...
India never offers any duty concessions in dairy sector under FTAs: Goyal
In the context of the India–New Zealand FTA signing, the Ministry of Commerce clarified that India has not offered and will not offer any duty concessions in...
India, New Zealand ink ‘once-in-a-generation’ trade deal
India and New Zealand signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement on April 27, 2026, following nine months of negotiations — described as a "once-in-a-generation"...
India New Zealand FTA to help reduce India's dependence on select markets, says CITI
India and New Zealand signed a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement on April 27, 2026, granting Indian exporters 100% duty-free access across all 8,284 New Zea...
Ne Zealand PM Luxon terms FTA with India ‘once-in-a-generation’ pact
India and New Zealand signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement on April 27, 2026, in New Delhi, described by the New Zealand side as a "once-in-a-generation" e...
New Zealand PM Luxon terms FTA with India ‘once-in-a-generation’ pact
India and New Zealand signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on April 27, 2026, with the Union Commerce and Industry Mini...