International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
As multilateralism erodes, India must reframe its foreign policy
A major policy analysis argues that multilateral structures are withering as power politics reshape the world order, requiring India to reframe its foreign p...
US, Taiwan finalize deal to cut tariffs, boost purchases of American goods
The US and Taiwan signed a reciprocal trade agreement reducing US tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20% to 15%, placing Taiwan on equal footing with South Kore...
Rahul meets leaders of farm unions, launching of movement against India-US trade deal discussed
Farm union leaders met with political leaders to discuss launching a movement against the India-US interim trade deal announced in early February 2026 Unions...
Bangladesh election results: PM Modi congratulates BNP’s Tarique Rahman on 'decisive victory'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally called Tarique Rahman to congratulate him on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) decisive victory in the Februar...
Why Nehru recognised Tibet as a part of China — CDS Anil Chauhan explains
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, speaking at the Bharat Himalayan Strategy Forum in Dehradun, explained why Prime Minister Nehru recognised...
U.S. House votes to slap back Trump’s tariffs on Canada
The US House of Representatives voted 219-211 to pass a resolution seeking to terminate the national emergency that President Trump invoked to impose tariffs...
India poised for surge in agricultural exports to US after trade deal: APEDA Chairman
The APEDA Chairman stated that India is poised for a significant uptake in agricultural exports to the United States following the India-US interim trade dea...
Trump ‘insists’ on continued Iran talks in meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu
US President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for nearly three hours at the White House on February 11, 2026 — their seventh meetin...
Bangladesh polls LIVE: Voting begins in country's crucial parliamentary elections
Bangladesh held its first general election on February 12, 2026, since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the July 2024 mass uprising, with...
Trump calls India-US trade deal ‘historic’ as tariff cuts and coal exports take centre stage
The United States and India announced a framework for an Interim Trade Agreement on 2 February 2026, with the US reducing its reciprocal tariff on Indian goo...
Vikram Misri meets China’s vice-minister; talks focus on border peace, trade
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met China's Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu in New Delhi on February 10, 2026, for the India-China Strategic Dialogu...
Hope US deal won’t mean Delhi-Moscow ties suffer: Russia
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that he hopes the India-US trade deal "would not mean that we suffer or experience difficulties and tro...
Will India-US trade deal hurt J&K’s dry fruit industry? What Omar said in Assembly
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah raised concerns in the J&K Legislative Assembly during the Budget 2026-27 debate that the India-US interim tra...
In RS, Oppn slams Centre on India-US trade deal; wilfully ignorant, says NDA
Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha raised concerns over the India-US interim trade framework, with the INDIA bloc demanding a full debate on the deal's te...
A wildlife association that helped conserve the Nilgiris’ biodiversity
A recent report profiled the Nilgiri Wildlife and Environment Association (NWEA), widely regarded as India's first wildlife conservation organisation, tracin...
French President Macron to visit India next week
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit India from 17 to 19 February 2026, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Macron will attend the Indi...
U.S. officials release images of armed person at Nancy Guthrie's door
US law enforcement authorities released surveillance photographs and video footage on February 10, 2026 showing a masked, armed intruder outside the Tucson, ...
BJP pips Congress to mayor’s post in Chandrapur with Sena (UBT) help
In the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation elections held on January 15, 2026 (results declared subsequently), Congress emerged as the single largest party with...
Bangladesh–US zero-duty fears overstated; Indian cotton farmers safe: AEPC
The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has stated that fears about the Bangladesh-US zero-duty trade deal harming Indian cotton farmers are overstated, ...
Actress Tamannaah assumes roles as KSDL brand ambassador amidst ‘non-Kannadiga’ row
Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL) formally appointed actor Tamannaah Bhatia as brand ambassador for Mysore Sandal Soap and related products for a...