International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
EU-India FTA to unlock trade growth, AI collaboration and resilient supply chains: Austrian official
The EU and India concluded negotiations for a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on January 27, 2026, after nearly two decades of intermittent negotiat...
'Global power that is India': Benjamin Netanyahu's message ahead of PM Modi's Israel visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Israel on February 25-26, 2026 — his second visit to Israel (the first was in July 2017). The visit agenda...
'Women, children killed': India strongly condemns Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan during Ramadan
Pakistan conducted overnight airstrikes on multiple locations in Afghanistan's Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, targeting sites it claimed were camps of the ...
Delhi Declaration: 86 nations back India's 'AI for All' push; Pakistan, chip giant Taiwan not in list of signatories
The India AI Impact Summit 2026, held in New Delhi from February 16-20, concluded with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact, backed by 86 c...
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs; India says studying implications closely
On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Trump's sweeping tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (I...
India AI Impact Summit | Delhi declaration: Focus on democratising AI, US & China among 88 signatories
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 was held in New Delhi on February 18–19, concluding with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact, endorsed by ...
India now faces lower tariff rate of 10 per cent as Trump announces temporary levy
The US Supreme Court struck down the tariffs President Trump had imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), ruling them invalid. ...
Trade to critical minerals: India, Brazil for a stronger Global South
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva undertook a state visit to India on February 21, 2026, meeting Prime Minister Modi at Hyderabad House, New Delh...
As US forces near Iran, what we know so far about the prospects of an attack
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes on Iran — nearly 900 strikes in approximately 12 hours — targeting I...
Why India’s decades-old friendship with France persists despite pressures from Trump 2.0
India and France elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Special Global Strategic Partnership" during PM Modi's visit to France in early 2026, marking a ...
Trump just hiked tariffs from 10% to 15%. Here’s how the tariffs will work and what’s next for the world
Following the US Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 ruling striking down IEEPA-based tariffs, the Trump administration swiftly invoked Section 122 of the Trad...
What are Section 122 tariffs and how will they differ from Trump’s earlier tariffs?
After the US Supreme Court struck down IEEPA-based tariffs in February 2026, the Trump administration imposed new tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act ...
Tariff decision: How even Trump’s hand-picked Supreme Court judges went against him
On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court issued a landmark 6–3 ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, holding that President Trump's sweeping tariffs...
IEEPA not lone arrow in the quiver: Donald Trump’s tariff options, limitations
Following the US Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 ruling that struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in a...
Refunds may be available on some tariffs applied to goods from India: US Chamber of Commerce after SC ruling
Following the US Supreme Court's ruling in *Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump* (February 20, 2026), which struck down IEEPA-based tariffs as unconstitutional,...
No change in trade deal with India, it is on: Trump after SC verdict
After the US Supreme Court struck down his sweeping IEEPA tariffs on February 20, 2026, President Trump clarified that the trade deal with India remains "on"...
India, Brazil set bilateral trade target of over $20 billion in 5 years
During Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's state visit to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Lula set a bilateral trade target of ...
Indian-origin lawyer Neal Katyal at centre of landmark U.S. Supreme Court verdict against Trump tariffs
On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs in a landmark 6-3 ruling (Learning Resources, Inc. v....
Nearly 85 countries sign New Delhi Declaration at AI Impact Summit
The India AI Impact Summit 2026, held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi from February 16-21, 2026, concluded with 88 countries and international organisations ad...
If AI can replace people en masse, then we have reached a very dangerous tipping point: Bhutan PM Tobgay
Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi (February 16–20, 2026), warned that if AI reaches the point w...