International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
Modi-Macron meet: PM says no boundaries to partnership with France
India and France elevated their bilateral relationship to a Special Global Strategic Partnership during President Macron's fourth visit to India on February ...
FCI signs MoU with WFP to supply rice to support eradication of global hunger
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to supply 2 lakh ton...
India–US deal under fire as kisan bodies call it ‘anti-farmer’, urge President to stop it
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coalition of over 100 farm organisations, condemned the India-US Interim Trade Agreement framework as a "total surrender" o...
Prime Minister of Finland meets Prime Minister Modi
Finnish PM Petteri Orpo met PM Modi on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Expo 2026 in New Delhi. Both leaders set a target to double bilateral trade betwe...
Ukraine war talks in Geneva end without agreement on territory
Trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the US concluded in Geneva on 18 February 2026 after two days of negotiations, ending without a breakthrough on...
Google unveils India-US subsea cable initiative, USD 30 mn AI science challenge, new skilling push
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the "America–India Connect" initiative at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi — a new strategic subsea cable to improve...
India-Canada FTA: Countries may finalise terms of reference for trade pact talks next month
India and Canada are expected to finalise Terms of Reference (ToR) for initiating free trade agreement negotiations during Canadian PM Mark Carney's upcoming...
India keen to diversify crude oil, coking coal sources; eyes high-quality US supplies: Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated India's intent to diversify its crude oil and coking coal import sources, expressing specific interest in ...
Indo-US trade deal may hurt Punjab's farmers: Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa
Opposition political leaders and farmer unions in Punjab raised concerns that the proposed India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) could expose Punjab's far...
Niramala Sitharaman pitches India as a growth hotspot to Norwegian CEOs, eyes deeper trade ties
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Oslo on 17-18 February 2026 and met Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold ...
Text of PM’s speech during inauguration of India-France Innovation Forum in Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly inaugurated the India-France Innovation Forum in Mumbai on 17 February 2026, declar...
India gets its first private sector helicopter assembly line with inauguration of Tata-Airbus facility in Karnataka
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) inaugurated India's first private-sector helicopter Final Assembly Line (FAL) in the Vemgal Industrial Area, Kolar distr...
Emmanuel Macron India Visit Live Updates: India an outstanding example of women-led research & innovation, says PM Modi at India-France innovation forum
PM Modi and French President Macron co-chaired the India-France Innovation Forum, where Modi highlighted India as an "outstanding example of women-led resear...
‘World’s only helicopter to fly at Everest heights will be made in India’: Modi on India-France H125 project
PM Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly inaugurated (virtually) the Airbus H125 helicopter Final Assembly Line at Vemagal Industrial Ar...
Bangladesh: The churn and the many challenges ahead
Bangladesh is undergoing a profound political transition: the BNP has returned to power after a landslide election victory, the interim Yunus government has ...
French President Emmanuel Macron lands in Mumbai for his India visit
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mumbai on 17 February 2026 for a three-day official visit — his fourth visit to India and first to Mumbai — at th...
Watch: Tarique Rahman takes oath as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh on 17 February 2026 at the South Plaza of the ...
Oath taking ceremony of new MPs, ‘Constitution Reform Commission’ and new Bangladesh government on February 17
On February 17, 2026, newly elected Members of Parliament took their oath of office in Bangladesh, alongside a simultaneous oath-taking ceremony for members ...
Indian Coast Guard seizes three Iran-linked U.S.-sanctioned tankers
The Indian Coast Guard intercepted three oil tankers approximately 100 nautical miles west of Mumbai on February 6-7, 2026, as part of an operation targeting...
Transatlantic strains: On Europe and the U.S.
A growing rift has emerged in transatlantic relations as the United States under the Trump administration has adopted a more transactional approach to NATO a...