International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
India a ‘top-tier’ security partner of Australia, Quad in ‘good shape’, says Australian envoy Green
Australia's High Commissioner to India described India as a "top-tier" defence and security partner of Australia India's Prime Minister visited Melbourne fro...
Chad announces intent to withdraw from International Criminal Court
Chad announced its intent to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing the Court's limited and uneven effectiveness since it began operati...
With Red Sea disrupted, India may have to import more Russian oil. That comes with risks
Attacks and threats by Yemen's Houthi forces in the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait have led some Saudi-linked crude tankers bound for India and China to tu...
Have the Houthis blocked the Red Sea to marine traffic? | Explained
On July 25–26, 2026, the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) launched missile and drone strikes on Saudi Aramco-linked facilities at Jizan and export/loading infra...
US, India expanding cooperation in defence, civil nuclear sector, says senior US official
A senior US official stated that defence and civil nuclear cooperation between India and the United States is expanding, alongside the adoption of trusted AI...
With Houthi blockade on Saudi Arabia, Bab el-Mandeb returns to centre stage | Explained
A naval blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait affecting shipping bound for Saudi Arabia was declared, escalating tensions in the wider West Asia region The bl...
PoK votes amid violence; Rajnath Singh warns Pakistan, rules out talks except on PoK
Voting began for the multi-phase legislative assembly elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), with polling scheduled in phases through mid-August The f...
Maldives joins Bangladesh in calling for SAARC revival, Muizzu offers to mediate India-Pak differences
During Maldives' Independence Day address in Malé, President Mohamed Muizzu called on SAARC member states to return to dialogue and offered Maldives as a med...
Nairobi meetings 2026: Draft report indicates slow progress towards meeting biodiversity targets
A draft global assessment prepared ahead of the 2026 Nairobi meetings under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) finds that current efforts are insuf...
India’s WTO fisheries agreement sparks concern among traditional fishermen
India deposited its instrument of acceptance for the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS), becoming the 123rd WTO member to formally join the agreement...
New US tariffs: India gets a relative advantage, but for how long?
The United States imposed new tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners, citing inadequate enforcement of bans on goods produced with forced labour; the ta...
Everyone agrees trade is a climate tool. Almost no one means the same thing
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held its first formal dialogue dedicated to trade and climate during the 64th session of i...
Why is China’s AI push gaining ground? | Explained
Chinese AI firms have narrowed the gap with leading U.S. models even though Washington restricts export of advanced AI chips to China. Models such as Moonsho...
Trilateral critical mineral deals, wider air pact key to India-UAE ties ahead, says UAE Minister
India and the UAE are exploring joint investment models to secure critical mineral supply chains in third countries, building on an existing framework for co...
Iran halts ‘retaliatory strikes’ after lull in U.S. attacks
Iran paused further retaliatory strikes following a lull in military action, even as state media reported a vessel struck a naval mine while transiting the S...
India-US trade pact talks may gather pace only after Section 301 excess capacity findings
The outcome of a US Section 301 investigation into forced-labour import enforcement has been settled, with India placed in a lower tariff tier, removing one ...
India says 45% of exports to US exempt from new 10% tariff; textile mechanism under discussion
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) finalised action under Section 301 of the US Trade Act, 1974, imposing additional tariffs on 60 e...
No talks with Pakistan except on PoK: Rajnath Singh on Kargil Vijay Diwas
At the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas commemoration held at the Kargil War Memorial in Dras on 26 July 2026, the Union Defence Ministry reiterated that any future d...
Iran army says war to ‘expand further’ if U.S. attacks restart
Iran's military stated that renewed US airstrikes could cause the ongoing conflict to expand geographically further than its current scope. The statement cam...
Indus Waters Treaty: A year on, India’s case for freezing it and what it plans next
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), 1960 has completed roughly a year in "abeyance," a status that began on April 23, 2025, in the aftermath of a terror attack in...