International Relations
4 min
'Jaishankar spoke to Iran FM 3 times': India flags ships safety, energy security concerns
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held three separate phone calls with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi between February 28 and March 12, 2026, f...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
How persistently high oil prices amid Iran war could impact India's economy
With crude oil prices crossing $100 per barrel following the US-Israel military strikes on Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, economists...
International Relations
4 min
Strait of Hormuz incident | Deplorable: India after ship bound for Kandla attacked
India issued a strong statement calling attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz "deplorable" after a vessel bound for Kandla port, Gujarat was...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
Post-IEEPA: Why the US has launched Section 301 investigation into India, 15 others
Following the Trump administration's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose broad tariffs in early 2025, the USTR has now l...
International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
Pakistan’s two-front crisis: Caught between Afghanistan and Iran wars, what are Islamabad’s options
Pakistan faces simultaneous crises on its western borders: an escalating "open war" with the Afghan Taliban regime, and the spillover effects of the Iran-US-...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
What are Chinese ‘Xiaokang’ Villages, which are coming up in contested areas along LAC?
A senior Indian Army officer, Lt. Gen. Ghai, has flagged renewed concerns about China's construction and occupation of "Xiaokang" border defence villages in ...
International Relations
4 min
Iran warns of attack on ports in West Asia if its ports are targeted by US-Israel forces: State Media
A senior spokesperson for Iran's armed forces warned that if Iran's own economic ports are attacked by US-Israeli forces, Iran will "destroy all docks, ports...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iraq shuts down oil ports after 2 tankers attacked; Indian national killed, 38 rescued
Iraq shut down its southern oil export ports after two tankers were attacked in Iraqi waters, sharply escalating the economic fallout of the Iran-US-Israel c...
Economics
International Relations
6 min
US launches probe into trading partners including the EU, China and India
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) initiated Section 301 investigations against 16 economies — including India, China, the European Union, Vietnam...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
US launches Section 301 probe into India, 15 others over ‘excess capacity’
The US Trade Representative (USTR) formally initiated Section 301 investigations under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 on March 11, 2026, targeting 1...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Brent crude oil tops $100 a barrel as Iran attacks on shipping worsen supply concerns
Brent crude oil prices crossed $100 per barrel for the first time since 2022, driven by Iran's intensifying attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of H...
International Relations
4 min
Sri Lankan Navy arrests two Indian fishermen near Katchatheevu
The Sri Lankan Navy arrested two Indian fishermen from Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, near the island of Katchatheevu in the Palk Strait The fishermen were taken to...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
US launches probe into countries including India over 'unfair trade practice'
The US Trade Representative (USTR) formally initiated Section 301 investigations on March 11, 2026, into the trade policies of 16 economies — including India...
International Relations
4 min
Canada intel ‘still working’ on interference issue with India even as Ottawa indicates easing concerns
Canada's intelligence agency CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) stated it "continues to take all allegations of foreign interference and transnati...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
What is Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974? 16 US trading partners including India hit by Trump's probe
The Trump administration initiated Section 301 investigations into 16 trading partners — including India — for alleged "unfair trade practices" stemming from...
International Relations
4 min
India cosponsors UNSC resolution condemning ‘egregious’ attacks by Iran against GCC nations, Jordan
India co-sponsored a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning what it described as "egregious" Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Str...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
U.S. investigates India and China for ‘unfair trade practices’ as Trump tries to replace tariffs blocked by Supreme Court
The US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer launched Section 301 investigations into 16 trading partners on March 11, 2026, targeting alleged "structur...
International Relations
4 min
Iran sets three conditions for ending war
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian publicly outlined three conditions for ending the war with the US and Israel: recognition of Iran's "legitimate rights," ...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
What is Section 301, the US law behind Trump’s new ‘unfair trade’ probe targeting India and 15 others? | Explained
Following the USTR's March 11, 2026 announcement of Section 301 investigations into 16 economies including India, a detailed explainer on Section 301 has gai...
International Relations
4 min
MEA ‘deplores’ strike on Thai ship bound for Gujarat, says commercial vessels must not be targeted
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement "deploring" the missile attack on the Thai-flagged bulk carrier Mayuree Naree in the Strait of ...