International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Energy shock strains India’s growth, fiscal outlook: S&P report
A joint report by S&P Global and its Indian subsidiary Crisil, titled "India Forward: Strategic Imperatives," assessed the economic impact of the West Asia c...
India, Vietnam elevate ties to ‘Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’, sign 18 MoUs
India and Vietnam elevated their bilateral relationship to an "Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" during Vietnamese President To Lam's state visit...
India’s exports rise 4.6% to hit all-time high of $863 bn in FY26 despite global headwinds
India's total goods and services exports reached an all-time high of USD 863.11 billion in FY2025–26, growing 4.59% over FY2024–25's USD 825.26 billion, acco...
India should adopt dual-track trade strategy at WTO, say experts
Trade policy experts, at a seminar organised by Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) and the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (IC...
How much did LPG imports fall due to Hormuz closure, why demand may fall too
The Strait of Hormuz has been substantially blocked since approximately February 28, 2026, as a consequence of the Iran–US/Israel military conflict, disrupti...
Dhaka may not wait for India even after Mamata rout, Bangladesh FM says Teesta to be discussed in China
Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman declared that Dhaka "cannot just sit idle" waiting for India to sign a Teesta water-sharing agreement, and conf...
Trump says pausing Hormuz operation in push for Iran deal
The United States announced a pause to "Project Freedom" — its military operation to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz — citing significan...
India’s energy security amid conflicts
The ongoing West Asia conflict — triggered by Operation Epic Fury on 28 February 2026 — has shut the Strait of Hormuz, exposing India's structural vulnerabil...
Consider Teesta water sharing deal under ‘current circumstances’: Bangladesh FM post BJP’s Bengal win
Following a change of government in West Bengal, Bangladesh's Foreign Minister publicly signalled that Dhaka cannot indefinitely await an India-Bangladesh Te...
US Seeks Support Via the UN to Break Iran’s Hormuz Chokehold
The United States and Gulf partners — including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar — drafted a United Nations Security Council resolution threaten...
Rare earths, PCBs among 40 sub-sectors on FDI fast track
The government has updated the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for processing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) applications from entities with direct or in...
Moody's flags India as most resilient emerging market since 2020
Moody's Investors Service identified India as the most resilient large emerging market (EM) economy since 2020, evaluating performance across four major glob...
Nepal to procure 80,000 tonnes of fertiliser from India as Iran disrupts global supply chains
Nepal's government granted in-principle approval to procure 80,000 tonnes of chemical fertiliser from India on a government-to-government (G2G) basis, compri...
Centre ‘not insulated’ from how states react to Strait of Hormuz crisis: Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran
Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran cautioned that the Central government is "not insulated" from how individual states respond to the Strait o...
Amid West Asia war, Cabinet approves Rs 2.55 lakh crore credit guarantee scheme
The Union Cabinet approved the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 on 5 May 2026, with a government guarantee outlay of ₹18,100 crore, project...
India-Myanmar bolster maritime partnership, discuss expanding defence collaboration during visit of Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi
Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, conducted a four-day official visit to Myanmar beginning May 2, 2026 — the first visit by an Indian Navy...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump urges Iran to 'do the smart thing'
The Iran-Israel conflict, which escalated dramatically through the "Twelve-Day War" in June 2025 (involving US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites), has cont...
South Korea to probe ship fire in Strait of Hormuz, Trump blames Iranian attack
A fire broke out on HMM Namu, a Panama-flagged cargo vessel operated by South Korean shipping company HMM, while anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 4–5,...
‘Unacceptable,’ says India after Iran attacks injure 3 Indians in UAE, calls for Hormuz access
Iranian drones struck Fujairah in the UAE, injuring three Indian nationals described as "moderately injured"; approximately 19 missiles and drones were launc...
Piyush Goyal discusses boosting India-Japan economic ties, MSME partnerships with Japanese delegation
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry met a Japanese parliamentary delegation led by Takayuki Kobayashi, Member of the House of Representatives and Cha...