International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
India set to bolster trade and strategic ties with Africa at 4th summit meet
The 4th India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV) is scheduled to be held in New Delhi from 28–31 May 2026, in collaboration with the African Union Commission — th...
Tariffs and rare earths: Lula da Silva positions Brazil as a global player in U.S. visit
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited Washington in May 2026 for discussions with the US administration covering trade tariffs, critical miner...
Tehran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares
A CIA assessment concluded that Iran would not face severe economic pressure from a naval blockade of its ports for approximately four months, suggesting lim...
China confirms on-site support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor: Reports
China's state broadcaster CCTV aired interviews with engineers from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) confirming that Chinese technical perso...
Bangladesh failed to give ‘actionable response’ to diplomatic notes: India
India issued a diplomatic note to Bangladesh on April 30, 2026, stating that it has sent over 1,000 diplomatic communications to Dhaka since 2020 on the issu...
Operation Sindoor showcased India’s ability to compel its adversary to surrender: Rajnath Singh
One year after Operation Sindoor, senior defence officials have characterised the operation as a demonstration of India's ability to compel an adversary — a ...
One year after Operation Sindoor: For India, some diplomatic wins, some hard lessons
One year after Operation Sindoor (launched May 7, 2025), analysts and officials have assessed both the diplomatic gains secured and the structural lessons th...
Indus Waters Treaty: One year since Operation Sindoor, how India and Pakistan have approached deadlock
Following the Pahalgam terrorist attack on 22 April 2025 — in which 26 civilians were killed in Jammu & Kashmir — India placed the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) ...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Israeli airstrikes kill five in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah rockets hit open areas in Israel
Israeli airstrikes continued in southern Lebanon even as a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon — in force since mid-April 2026 and extended thro...
China confirms its support to Pakistan during last year’s war with India
A year after the May 2025 four-day India-Pakistan conflict, Chinese media reported that an AVIC aviation engineer provided active technical support to Pakist...
India hopes US-Iran peace deal will sort out sanctions on Chabahar port
The US sanctions waiver that had exempted India's activities at Iran's Chabahar Port expired on 26 April 2026, creating immediate uncertainty over India's de...
U.S. trade court rules against Trump’s 10% tariff, but no relief yet for most traders
The US Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled in a 2-1 decision against a 10% global tariff imposed on all US imports, holding that the legal authority inv...
5 times parties formed governments sans majority as Vijay's TVK scambles for numbers in Tamil Nadu
The 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election produced a hung House, with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerging as the single largest party with 108 se...
UN panel urges countries to move beyond GDP as sole measure of progress
The UN Secretary-General's Independent High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP released a landmark report titled "Counting What Counts: A Compass of Progress f...
Pakistan’s Op Sindoor rant: Misogynistic commentary & a 3-hour tirade against India
Marking one year since the four-day India-Pakistan conflict of May 2025, Pakistan's military held a three-hour press conference in which officials articulate...
US court rules against Trump’s 10% global tariff, lending India a negotiating edge
The US Court of International Trade ruled 2–1 on May 7, 2026 that the 10% global tariff imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 is unlawful. The p...
Trump says Iran talks advancing despite rising tensions at Hormuz
The United States and Iran are engaged in negotiations toward a one-page Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to end hostilities and establish a framework for m...
EU-Mercosur trade deal enforced amid farmers’ fears of unfair competition
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement provisionally came into effect on 1 May 2026, after approximately 25 years of on-again, off-again negotiations that first beg...
Additional US tariffs on Indian goods since April 2025: Here’s the full timeline
The United States imposed a series of additional tariffs on Indian goods beginning April 2, 2025, when a national emergency over trade deficits was declared,...
India, Canada to hold next round of FTA talks in Ottawa in July
India and Canada commenced the second round of CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) negotiations during 4–8 May 2026 in Ottawa, following the ...