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India Reaffirms 2016 Arbitral Ruling on South China Sea Amid Multi-Nation Joint StatementInternational Relations India-UK FTA Comes Into Effect: Duty-Free Access for Labour-Intensive ExportsEconomics India-UK FTA Comes Into Effect: Duty-Free Access for Labour-Intensive ExportsEconomics India-UK CETA: Assessing India's Most Ambitious Trade AgreementEconomics Odisha's PVTG Habitat Rights Recognition: Implementing Section 3(1)(e) of the Forest Rights ActEnvironment & Ecology Draft National Health Research Policy Proposes Unified Framework for India's Health R&DScience & Technology India-UK CETA Enters Into Force: Tariff Mechanics and Trade TargetsEconomics Assam's Citizenship Question: From Ambedkar's Constituent Assembly to the 2026 Supreme Court RulingPolity & Governance Oil Hits One-Month High on Hormuz Tensions: Strategic Reserves and India's Import ExposureInternational Relations Strait of Hormuz Contested as US-Iran Conflict Widens: India's Evacuation Doctrine and Maritime ChokepointsInternational Relations PM Internship Scheme Widened to MSMEs and Statutory Bodies for Pilot Round 3Economics India-UK CETA: How It Fits India's Expanding Free Trade Agreement NetworkEconomics India-China Bilateral Trade Crosses $91.7 Billion in H1 2026, Trade Deficit WidensEconomics US Reimposes Naval Blockade on Iran Amid Continued Strikes: Use of Force and Blockade LawInternational Relations India Reaffirms Support for Palestine's UN Membership at Brussels Donor MeetingInternational Relations India Launches Formal Campaign for UNSC Non-Permanent Seat, 2028-29International Relations MEA Summons Iran's Deputy Chief of Mission After Tanker Attack Kills Indian SeafarerInternational Relations India-UK CETA Enters Into Force: Tariff Changes for Autos, Whisky, ExportsEconomics Ladakh to Get Autonomous Hill Development Councils in All Seven DistrictsPolity & Governance India-US Trade Framework and Section 301 Tariff InvestigationsInternational Relations Ladakh to Get Autonomous Hill Development Councils in All Seven DistrictsPolity & Governance India Formally Launches Campaign for 2028–29 UNSC Non-Permanent SeatInternational Relations US Reinstates Strait of Hormuz Blockade; Proposed Cargo Fee Tests Law of the Sea LimitsInternational Relations US Strikes on Iran Continue for Third Night as Diplomatic Channel Stays OpenInternational Relations Delhi High Court Directs Takedown Action on Personality Rights Complaint: IT Rules 2021 and the Right to PublicityPolity & Governance Can Compressed Biogas Reduce India's Oil Import Dependence?: SATAT, GOBARdhan and the Blending MandateEnvironment & Ecology India-New Zealand FTA Expected to Enter Into Force by Year-EndEconomics Iranian Missile Strike on Tankers in Strait of Hormuz Kills Indian Sailor: Law of the Sea and Maritime ChokepointsInternational Relations Retail Inflation Breaches RBI's 4% Target as Food Prices and Patchy Monsoon Add RiskEconomics India's June Exports Rise 15.5% but Trade Deficit Widens to Five-Month HighEconomics

India-US Framework Trade Deal Finalised, Signing Awaits "Right Time"International Relations Citizenship Adjudication Must Follow a Fair, Reasoned Process: Supreme CourtPolity & Governance Supreme Court Sets Aside 27 Foreigners Tribunal Rulings: Fair Procedure in Citizenship DeterminationPolity & Governance Red Sea Emerges as the Strategic Hinge Linking West Asia and the Horn of AfricaInternational Relations India Launches UNSC Non-Permanent Seat Campaign for 2028-29, Unveils 'SHANTI' VisionInternational Relations ISRO Completes Three Crew Module Qualification Tests for GaganyaanScience & Technology Renewed US-Iran Conflict Threatens Fragile Recovery in Global Oil MarketsInternational Relations Kuki-Zo Council Seeks Action on Highway Blockade in Manipur's Hill DistrictsInternal Security Supreme Court Stays Madras High Court's Blanket Cow Slaughter Ban OrderPolity & Governance Spanish Firm to Invest USD 2 Billion in Semiconductor and Data Centre Sector in Madhya PradeshEconomics India-EU Trade Pact Nears Legal Scrubbing: India-Spain Business Forum Sets Tenfold Trade TargetInternational Relations India-US Framework Trade Deal Ready: Awaiting Signing, Amid Section 301 OverhangEconomics Ladakh to Get Autonomous Hill Development Councils in All Seven DistrictsPolity & Governance Retail Inflation Rises to 4.38% in June as Food and Transport Costs ClimbEconomics India-EU Trade Agreement Legal Review Nears CompletionEconomics CBIC Rolls Out Digital Authentication for India-UK CETA Origin ClaimsEconomics Fuel Price Hikes and Weak Rainfall Push Retail Inflation Past 4% After 16 MonthsEconomics Kuki-Zo Bodies Seek Mizoram's Help to Advance Naga Talks, Press Centre on ManipurInternal Security China's Pacific Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test: Why Indo-Pacific Powers Are ConcernedInternational Relations Retail Inflation Rises to 4.38% in June 2026: CPI, Food Prices, and the RBI's Rate CalculusEconomics CITES Plants Committee to Meet in Geneva, Decide Trade Rules for Timber, Agarwood and GuggulEnvironment & Ecology Heat Waves Push 57 Million Hectares of Tropical Forests Past Photosynthesis LimitsEnvironment & Ecology India-Japan 8th Defence Policy Dialogue Held in Tokyo: Focus on Industrial Collaboration and Cyber SecurityInternational Relations Ladakh to Extend Autonomous Hill Councils to All Seven DistrictsPolity & Governance India-US Trade Deal Framework Ready: Tariff Parity and Forced-Labour Clauses Await ResolutionEconomics June Retail Inflation Breaches RBI's 4% Target After 17 MonthsEconomics India-Australia Uranium Supply Arrangement: Operationalising the 2014 Civil Nuclear PactScience & Technology US-Iran Military Escalation Spreads to Gulf States: Institutional and Legal DimensionsInternational Relations New Pamban Bridge: India's First Vertical-Lift Railway Sea BridgeScience & Technology Election Commission Adds Parents' SIR Declaration to Online Form 6: What It MeansPolity & Governance Nilgiri, Sandhayak and Arnala Classes: India's Indigenous Naval Shipbuilding TriadInternal Security Iran's Territorial Claims Over the Strait of Hormuz: The Legal and Strategic BasisInternational Relations India Weighs Extending Security Certification to Wider Range of IoT DevicesScience & Technology Supreme Court Sets Aside Gauhati HC Rulings: Citizenship Must Be Decided Through Fair ProcessPolity & Governance Supreme Court Rejects West Bengal Madrasah Staff Claims for Grant-in-Aid SalariesPolity & Governance India's Indo-Pacific Strategy: From Declaratory Commitments to Operational Follow-ThroughInternational Relations China's Military-Space Signalling: SLBM Test, Rocket Force Purges and Satellite LaunchesInternational Relations Supreme Court's Draft Regulations for AI Use in CourtsPolity & Governance US-Iran Conflict Escalates: IRGC Strikes on Gulf Bases and the Strait of Hormuz FlashpointInternational Relations Retrenchment Rules Under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020Economics India Holds Firm in US Trade Talks as Export Diversification Strengthens Its HandInternational Relations MEA Consular Response Activated After Attack on Ship Carrying Indian SeafarerInternational Relations

BRICS Transport Ministers Adopt Nagpur Declaration Under India's 2026 ChairshipInternational Relations District Development Councils and Local Governance in Jammu & KashmirPolity & Governance Attack on Tanker off Oman Coast Raises Flag State and Maritime Law QuestionsInternational Relations ISRO Validates Gaganyaan Crew Module Separation, Sea-Safety and Parachute SystemsScience & Technology US Conducts Fresh Strikes on Iranian Military Assets Amid Hormuz Shipping StandoffInternational Relations Hormuz Escalation Raises Fuel and Fertilizer Supply Risk: Subsidy and Inflation ChannelsInternational Relations Supreme Court Takes Up Darbhanga Ponds Encroachment Case: Public Trust Doctrine in FocusEnvironment & Ecology China's Brahmaputra Mega-Dam Faces Internal Warnings Over Active Fault LineInternational Relations ISRO Qualifies Three Gaganyaan Crew Module Systems: Parachutes, Uprighting and Umbilical SeparationScience & Technology India-Afghanistan Agricultural Cooperation: Joint Working Group EstablishedInternational Relations India's Forest Ecosystem Services Valued at $2.5 Trillion Annually: StudyEnvironment & Ecology India's Russian Crude Imports Hit Record in June Even as Moscow's Oil Revenues SlipEconomics India-UK CETA Rollout: Tariff Rules Notified Ahead of July 15 ImplementationInternational Relations India-UK CETA Enters Into Force: Zero-Duty Access and EPF Protection for WorkersEconomics INS Mahendragiri Commissioned: What It Shows About Indigenous Naval ShipbuildingScience & Technology Strait of Hormuz Closure Threat: Ship Attacks, US-Iran Escalation, and India's Energy Supply RiskInternational Relations Five-Year-High Foodgrain Stocks Give India a Buffer Against El Niño RiskEconomics India's First Hydrogen Train: Technology, Route and What It Means for Rail DecarbonisationScience & Technology UN's First Global Scientific Assessment of AI Warns Governance Is Falling BehindScience & Technology 14 Nations Reaffirm 2016 South China Sea Arbitration Ruling Against ChinaInternational Relations India Deepens Indo-Pacific Ties Through Three-Nation Tour Amid China-US Regional ShiftsInternational Relations India-Canada Conclude Third Round of CEPA Negotiations in OttawaEconomics India-New Zealand Ties Elevated to Strategic Partnership, Trade Target Set for 2030International Relations China Recovers a Rocket Booster for the First Time: What It Means for the Global Space RaceScience & Technology CITES Animals Committee Meets in Geneva to Shape Future Wildlife Trade RulesEnvironment & Ecology US Strikes on Iran After Attack on Civilian Vessel in Strait of HormuzInternational Relations Parliamentary Panel Recommends "Suspension" Over "Removal" in 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill on Ministerial DetentionPolity & Governance Trade Delegation to Canada Planned for October as CEPA Talks AdvanceEconomics