International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
'Yet another act of aggression': India condemns Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan
India issued a strong formal condemnation of Pakistan's air strikes inside Afghanistan on March 14, 2026, with MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal calling them ...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
India slams Pakistan’s air strikes inside Afghanistan
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) strongly condemned Pakistan's air strikes inside Afghanistan, calling them "yet another act of aggression by a Pak...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
US initiates ‘forced labour’ trade probe against India, 59 others
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched Section 301 investigations against 60 economies, including India, for alleged failure to impose and en...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
After few India-bound oil tankers, Indian-flagged LPG tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz; another may transit soon
Following the successful transit of the Shivalik, a second Indian-flagged LPG tanker is reported to be preparing to cross the Strait of Hormuz, with Iranian ...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Tariffs to LPG, crisis spillover sharpens policy challenge
India faces a simultaneous compound shock in 2026: the West Asia energy crisis (LPG and fuel supply disruption, Brent above $100/bbl) and the threat of US ta...
International Relations
5 min
Two weeks of war in West Asia: The five big takeaways from the widening conflict
Fourteen days into the US-Israel war against Iran (from February 28 to March 13, 2026), the conflict has escalated across multiple fronts, producing five maj...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Explained: US attack on Kharg Island marks new escalation in war, could send oil prices soaring
The US strike on military targets on Iran's Kharg Island — home to approximately 90% of Iran's crude oil export infrastructure — represents a significant esc...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
India, US engaged in talks on bilateral trade pact: Commerce ministry
India's Commerce Ministry confirmed on March 13, 2026 that India and the United States remain actively engaged in negotiations for a mutually beneficial trad...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
LPG and oil crisis LIVE: Indian LPG carrier crosses Strait of Hormuz: marine traffic website
The Indian-flagged LPG tanker Shivalik, carrying approximately 55,000 tonnes of LPG, successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz on March 13–14, 2026, marking ...
International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles during U.S.-South Korea military drills
North Korea launched approximately 10 ballistic missiles from the Sunan area near Pyongyang on March 14, 2026, at approximately 1:20 pm local time. The missi...
International Relations
5 min
Trump says U.S. forces destroyed military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island that handles oil exports
US Central Command carried out one of the largest aerial bombardments in the region's recent history against Kharg Island, Iran's primary crude oil export te...
International Relations
4 min
Trump rejected Putin's offer to move Iran's uranium to Russia, Axios reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed, in a phone call with US President Donald Trump, that Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium be transferred to Russia...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
US attacks military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island amid Strait of Hormuz tensions
The United States struck military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, home to approximately 90% of Iran's crude oil export capacity, in what Trump described as "...
International Relations
4 min
Iran arranges special transport to bring back 180 of its sailors from India
Iran arranged special chartered transport to repatriate approximately 180 of its sailors who were stranded in India following the sinking of the Iranian wars...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
West Asia conflict: Iran, U.S. threaten attacks on oil facilities
President Trump warned he may "wipe out" Iran's largest oil export hub on Kharg Island if Iran continued to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — fra...
International Relations
Social Issues
5 min
11 Indian nationals charged in U.S. over visa fraud scheme
Eleven Indian nationals were charged in Massachusetts on March 13, 2026, with conspiracy to commit visa fraud in an elaborate scheme involving staged armed r...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
5 min
Democratic senators file war powers resolution to check Trump on Cuba
Democratic Senators Tim Kaine, Ruben Gallego, and Adam Schiff filed a War Powers Resolution on March 13, 2026, seeking to prevent President Trump from attack...
International Relations
Geography
5 min
Kharg Island: The pearl of the Persian Gulf
The United States carried out "one of the most powerful bombing raids in the history of the Middle East" against military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, acc...
International Relations
4 min
Hamas urges Iran to stop ‘targeting neighbouring’ countries; supports Tehran's right to defend itself against U.S.-Israel
Hamas issued a statement on March 14, 2026, calling on Iran to "avoid targeting neighbouring countries" in its retaliatory military actions against the US-Is...
International Relations
4 min
Explosion damages Jewish school in Amsterdam
An explosive device detonated against the outer wall of the Cheider Orthodox Jewish school on Zeelandstraat in Amsterdam-Buitenveldert on March 14, 2026. No ...