International Relations

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas convened a review meeting with Additional Chief Secretaries and Principal Secretaries (Food and Civil Supplies) of ...

The ongoing US-Israel war against Iran and the resulting Strait of Hormuz crisis have prompted a retrospective examination of how geopolitical shocks have hi...

Iran issued warnings against "provocative action" as the UN Security Council prepared to vote on a Bahraini proposal that would authorise member states to us...

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 2, 2026 — the first anniversary of "Liberation Day" — imposing tariffs of up to 100% on patented...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the UN Security Council against any "provocative action" regarding the Strait of Hormuz, ahead of a scheduled ...

NASA launched Artemis II on April 1, 2026 — the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972, marking over 50 years since humans last ...

The Reserve Bank of India issued a circular on April 1, 2026, prohibiting Authorised Dealers (ADs — primarily banks) from offering Non-Deliverable Derivative...

The UK convened a virtual meeting of foreign ministers from over 40 countries — including France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan, and the UAE — to coordinate ...

Two studies published in the journal Nature Energy (2026) challenge prevailing assumptions about the economic viability of nuclear fusion power plants. Resea...

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, speaking on the sidelines of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in Yaounde, Cameroon (March 26–30...

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri represented India at a UK-hosted virtual meeting of over 60 nations convened to explore diplomatic and operational pathways to...

India's engineering manufacturers are facing significant margin pressure as domestic steel prices remain elevated, squeezing production costs in sectors from...

Analysis and commentary are circulating about Operation Sindoor — India's May 2025 tri-service military operation against terrorist infrastructure in Pakista...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the second meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM) on April 2, 2026, at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi, to ass...

Bahrain, backed by the Gulf Cooperation Council and over 22 signatory nations, circulated a draft resolution at the UN Security Council that would authorise ...

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) revised the import policy for all articles of gold, silver, and platinum jewellery (under Customs Tariff Head...

More than 40 countries participated in a virtual meeting on April 2, 2026, hosted by British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, to coordinate measures to reope...

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India is seeking preferential access to the US market as a core objective of ongoing bilateral trade ...

Indian industry associations have approached the government seeking export bans on key raw material inputs to prevent domestic shortages created by the disru...

The government has rolled out a targeted package of economic measures to blunt the impact of the Iran war on India's economy, avoiding sweeping market interv...