International Relations
Bilateral ties, multilateral forums, treaties and India's foreign policy
US Ambassador meets Oil Minister Puri over expanding energy purchases
The US Ambassador to India met Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to discuss expanding Indian purchases of American LPG and LNG, following...
250 missing after migrant boat sinks in Indian Ocean
Approximately 250 people, comprising Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, are missing after their boat capsized in the Andaman Sea while attempting t...
Indian LPG vessel Jag Vikram reaches Kandla Port after crossing Strait of Hormuz
Indian LPG tanker Jag Vikram, owned by Mumbai-based Great Eastern Shipping Company, became the first Indian-flagged vessel to cross the Strait of Hormuz afte...
China calls U.S. claims of military pressure on Taiwan a 'distortion'
China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Chen Binhua called US State Department criticisms of Chinese military activity around Taiwan "a complete distortio...
Over 80% nations got loans from China in the last two decades
A data analysis reveals that Chinese banks and state-linked institutions have provided development loans to over 80% of the world's nations over the past two...
Indian negotiators to resume talks on US trade deal from April 20
Indian trade negotiators will resume talks with their US counterparts in Washington from April 20-22, 2026, to recalibrate the interim bilateral trade agreem...
Navy at ‘inflection point’ as maritime threats rise, says Navy chief
Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi stated that the Indian Navy is at an "inflection point" as maritime threats rise across the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) an...
U.S. shuts down Iran's maritime trade despite optimism for more talks
The United States declared its naval blockade of Iranian ports "fully implemented" as of April 15, 2026, effectively cutting off Iran's international seaborn...
IMF cuts growth outlook, warns world already drifting toward more adverse scenario
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook (WEO) in April 2026 at its Spring Meetings, cutting the global growth forecast amid...
Trump says he asked Xi not to give Iran weapons
US President Donald Trump revealed that he had sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping requesting that China not supply weapons to Iran during the ongo...
Children killed in Lebanon as Israeli strikes hit homes far from front lines of war with Hezbollah
Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed 168 children among more than 2,100 fatalities over six weeks of renewed conflict, according to Lebanon's Health Minist...
Sanctioned tanker turns back to Strait of Hormuz, day after Gulf exit
A sanctioned Iranian oil tanker that had attempted to exit the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz turned back one day after entering the Gulf of Oman,...
China envoy cautions Nepal home minister against govt participation in oath-taking of Tibet leader in exile
Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Zhang Maoming held direct talks with newly elected Nepal Home Minister Sudan Gurung, warning against any government-level Nepali ...
Indian negotiating team headed to US next week for another round of trade agreement talks
An Indian negotiating team, led by chief negotiator Darpan Jain, will travel to Washington DC from April 20–22 for the next round of bilateral trade agreemen...
US blockade to choke Iran’s economic lifelines—its ports. From Kharg to Chabahar
The US naval blockade imposed on April 13, 2026, after failed Islamabad peace talks threatens all 11 of Iran's ports located in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of ...
Iranian, Emirati FMs & Saudis likely to come face-to-face at BRICS foreign ministers’ meet in Delhi
India, as the 2026 BRICS Chair, is set to host a BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi on May 14–15, 2026. The meeting will be chaired by External Af...
Oil falls for second day on expectations US-Iran talks may resume
Global crude oil prices declined for a second consecutive day on April 15, 2026, as markets priced in expectations that US-Iran ceasefire talks would resume....
Sri Lanka repatriates 238 stranded Iranian sailors: Minister
Sri Lanka repatriated 238 Iranian sailors who had been stranded on the island following naval incidents linked to the 2026 Iran-US conflict. 32 sailors from ...
Russia raking in a windfall from Hormuz blockade. Export revenues doubled to $19 bn in March, says IEA
Russia's crude oil and petroleum product export revenues nearly doubled to $19 billion in March 2026, up from $9.7 billion in February, according to the Inte...
Trump doubles down in criticising Pope Leo over Iran
US President Donald Trump publicly and repeatedly criticised Pope Leo XIV over the latter's statements calling for restraint and dialogue regarding the US-Is...