International Relations
Economics
5 min
India protects key sectors under 'powerful' US trade deal, says Piyush Goyal
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India has fully protected agriculture, dairy, sugar, and sensitive manufacturing sectors under the interim India-U...
International Relations
Social Issues
5 min
West Asia crisis: The Indians caught in the crossfire
The ongoing Iran-Israel-US conflict in West Asia has placed approximately 90 lakh (9.1 million) Indians working in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countri...
International Relations
5 min
Iran-Israel-US 'triangle trap': Decoding India's stance amid rising Middle East tensions
With the US-Israel war on Iran in its third week, analysts and policymakers were examining the acute dilemma facing India: its strategic interests were pulli...
International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
West Asia crisis: Around 23,000 Indian sailors in Gulf, 27 vessels near Strait of Hormuz: Ministry
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways updated Parliament that approximately 23,000 Indian sailors were present in the Gulf region, with 27 vessels in...
International Relations
4 min
Jaishankar speaks with Iran foreign minister Araghchi as he calls for co-operation from BRICS amid West Asia conflict
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held his fourth telephonic conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in two weeks (March 13, 2026), m...
International Relations
Geography
5 min
How Iran’s use of naval mines in Strait of Hormuz points to its asymmetric warfare against US-Israel
Iran has deployed naval mines in and around the Strait of Hormuz as part of its asymmetric response to US-Israeli military superiority, with US intelligence ...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Iran war: As oil prices soar, why US is considering pausing a century-old maritime rule
With Brent crude above $100 per barrel, the US was reportedly considering invoking the Defense Production Act and pausing the Jones Act — a century-old marit...
International Relations
5 min
Bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in US torpedo strike to be repatriated
The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed when the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena was sunk on March 4, 2026, are being repatriated to Iran following confirmati...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
US opens forced-labour trade probe into India, others under Section 301
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched Section 301 investigations against 60 economies, including India, in March 2026, targeting each countr...
International Relations
Economics
Internal Security
5 min
28 Indian vessels with LNG, LPG and crude stranded near Hormuz
The Shipping Ministry and Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) confirmed that 28 Indian-flagged vessels carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petr...
International Relations
Internal Security
Economics
4 min
West Asia crisis leaves 23,000 Indian seafarers stranded across Gulf; 768 on 28 Indian ships
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) reported that approximately 23,000 Indian seafarers are working across merchant, harbour, and offshore vessels in t...
International Relations
Economics
Science & Technology
5 min
India, US on the heels of finalising a critical minerals agreement, ‘big announcement in few months’, says Sergio Gor
India and the United States have agreed on the "broad parameters" of a critical minerals agreement, with US Ambassador Sergio Gor confirming at the India Tod...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
Jaishankar, Iran’s Araghchi hold 4th phone call since start of West Asian conflict
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held their fourth phone call since the outbreak of the Iran-US-Israel con...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
U.S. opens unfair trade practices probe of 60 countries, including India, over forced labour
The USTR launched a second wave of Section 301 investigations targeting 60 countries over forced labour trade practices — covering major US allies and partne...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Iran’s new Supreme Leader ‘wounded,’ ‘likely disfigured’, claims Hegseth
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated on March 13, 2026, that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "wounded and likely disfigured" — the first...
International Relations
Economics
Geography
4 min
Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts Chittoor’s mango pulp exports
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has severely disrupted mango pulp exports from Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh, with consignments worth over ₹300 cro...
International Relations
4 min
Deadly blast rocks Iran as leaders attend rally in show of defiance
A large explosion struck Ferdowsi Square in Tehran on March 13, 2026, during the annual Al-Quds Day demonstrations, killing at least one woman from shrapnel ...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
India to hold off on US trade deal amidst new probe by Trump, sources say
India signalled it would adopt a "wait and watch" approach on finalising the interim trade agreement with the United States after the US Trade Representative...
International Relations
4 min
Middle East crisis: Jaishankar holds fourth call with Iranian FM Araghchi since war began, discusses bilateral ties
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held his fourth phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi since the Iran-US-Israel war began, this time...
International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
One of 28 Indian-flagged vessels stranded in Strait of Hormuz sails away safely
As of March 13, 2026, 28 Indian-flagged vessels were stranded in the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict — 24 on the western side (with...