Economics
International Relations
4 min
Markets roil as conflict spreads: Rupee crosses 92, Sensex sinks below 80,000
The Indian Rupee breached 92 per US dollar for the first time ever, hitting a record all-time low of 92.18, falling 55 paise in a single session on March 4, ...
Internal Security
International Relations
Science & Technology
5 min
Reckless wreckers: on threats to nuclear facilites
An editorial in The Hindu highlights the grave and growing threat to nuclear facilities from active military conflicts — focusing on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear...
International Relations
5 min
India backs a Myanmar-led peace process, says Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that India supports a "Myanmar-led, Myanmar-owned" peace process — emphasising that any resolution must be dri...
International Relations
Internal Security
Geography
5 min
Russia blames Ukrainian sea drones for attacking tanker that sank in Mediterranean
A Russian-flagged LNG tanker, the Arctic Metagaz, carrying 61,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas from the Arctic port of Murmansk, was attacked and sank in ...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
5 min
Nepal goes to polls amid domestic upheaval and regional power plays
Nepal held its general election for all 275 seats of the House of Representatives on March 5, 2026 — a snap election called after the youth-led Gen Z protest...
International Relations
Environment & Ecology
Polity & Governance
5 min
Climate risks must prompt international legal reforms
A policy analysis piece in The Hindu argues that escalating climate risks — particularly the inadequacy of current international legal frameworks to address ...
Economics
International Relations
Geography
5 min
Ceramic industry in Gujarat's Morbi stares at shutdown as West Asia conflict disrupts gas supply
Gujarat's Morbi district — the world's largest ceramic tile manufacturing hub — faces a potential shutdown as gas supplies from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
180 flights cancelled amid growing West Asia conflict
Over 180 Indian flights were cancelled on March 4, 2026, as the escalating West Asia conflict led to airspace closures across multiple countries in the regio...
International Relations
Internal Security
6 min
Watch: Iranian naval vessel destroyed by U.S. torpedo in Indian Ocean
A US Navy submarine torpedoed and sank the IRIS Dena — one of Iran's newest frigates — approximately 44 nautical miles off the southern coast of Galle, Sri L...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
4 min
Watch: Nepal is going to polls on March 5: Why it matters | The Hindu Explains
Nepal held its general election for the 275-seat House of Representatives on 5 March 2026, the first national vote since the Gen Z-led uprising of September ...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
Trade bodies flag impact of West Asia crisis on trade-driven Karnataka
Karnataka trade and export bodies have raised the alarm over the severe impact of the West Asia conflict on the state's trade ecosystem, with many Kannadiga ...
International Relations
Internal Security
Geography
5 min
US submarine sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, marking escalation outside of Persian Gulf
A US Navy submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena on March 4, 2026, approximately 40 nautical miles south of Galle, Sri Lanka, in the Indi...
Art & Culture
International Relations
4 min
Oxford museum set to return 500-year-old bronze statue taken from Tamil Nadu temple
The Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford has agreed to return a 16th-century bronze idol of Saint Thirumankai Alvar to India, originally from the Shr...
International Relations
Economics
Geography
4 min
West Asia crisis: 1,500 flights cancelled in four days, Air India to add capacity on key long routes
The escalating West Asia conflict caused the cancellation of approximately 1,500 flights in just four days as Iran launched retaliatory attacks that triggere...
Economics
International Relations
Geography
5 min
Tensions in West Asia: Apparel exporters in troubled waters
India's apparel and textile exporters are facing a severe crisis as the West Asia conflict — triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent regional ...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
6 min
Watch: Government’s silence on the Iran strike and Khamenei’s death draws opposition criticism
Indian opposition parties sharply criticized the government for maintaining public silence following coordinated US-Israeli strikes on Iran that reportedly k...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Evening news wrap: Khamenei's funeral postponed, BLA executes 7 Pakistan soldiers & more
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) announced on March 4, 2026, that it had executed seven Pakistani military personnel captured during "Operation Herof II...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
West Asia conflict hits India’s LNG supplies as Petronet, QatarEnergy issue force majeure notices; Petronet stock plummets
Petronet LNG Ltd — India's largest LNG importer — issued force majeure notices to QatarEnergy and to its domestic off-takers (GAIL, Indian Oil Corporation, a...