International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
Israel-Iran war: Trump says war will end 'very soon'; U.S. saving some ‘most important’ targets for later
US President Donald Trump stated the Israel-Iran war would end "very soon," describing it as "an excursion" rather than a war — playing down the scale of wha...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
FTAs Opening New Opportunities for Pharma, Healthcare and MedTech Sectors: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India's Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are opening new export opportunities for the pharmaceutical, hea...
International Relations
5 min
Prime Minister congratulates Rastriya Swatantra Party leaders on electoral success in Nepal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held separate telephone conversations with Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), and Balendra (Balen)...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Our national interest, including energy security & trade flows, will always be paramount: EAM Jaishankar tells Parliament
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made a suo moto statement in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on March 9, 2026, on India's response to the West Asi...
International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
The lesson is national security cannot be outsourced
The ongoing conflict between the United States/Israel and Iran has exposed the limits of American security guarantees to allies and partners in West Asia, wi...
International Relations
Science & Technology
Economics
6 min
India should partner with Japan in its mobility, clean energy journey: NITI Aayog member
NITI Aayog member V.K. Saraswat, speaking at the Japan-India Mobility Summit 2026 in Bengaluru (9 March 2026), stated that India and Japan bring "deeply comp...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
US weighs easing Russian oil sanctions to cool global price surge, sources say
The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a 30-day waiver on March 6, 2026, allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian crude oil str...
International Relations
4 min
Trump says war against Iran is 'very complete’: report
US President Donald Trump stated in a phone call with CBS News on March 9, 2026, that "the war is very complete, pretty much," claiming that Iran's military ...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Perspectives on the West Asian conflict
Analysts and former officials assessed that the West Asia conflict will have a significantly larger impact on India than the government initially anticipated...
International Relations
5 min
BRICS at a crossroads
The US-Israel war on Iran, which began February 28, 2026, has exposed deep fault lines within BRICS, as the bloc failed to issue a unified response to an att...
Science & Technology
International Relations
5 min
Why algorithmic sovereignty should be India’s top priority
A commentary argues that "algorithmic sovereignty" — the ability of a nation to independently develop, deploy, and govern its AI systems — should be India's ...
International Relations
4 min
How the war in Iran threatens to spill over
Following the US-Israel joint strikes on Iran beginning February 28, 2026 (which included the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei), the conflict r...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Investigation further suggests it was U.S. that struck Iranian school, killing 165
Mounting forensic and video evidence points to the United States as responsible for the February 28, 2026, strike that destroyed the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls'...
International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
Qatar arrests 313 people for sharing attacks footage, ‘rumours’
Qatar's Interior Ministry announced on March 9, 2026, that 313 people of "various nationalities" were arrested for filming and circulating video footage of a...
Polity & Governance
International Relations
5 min
West Asia dominates Lok Sabha; resolution on Speaker’s removal not taken up
On March 9, 2026, the West Asia crisis dominated Lok Sabha proceedings as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made a ministerial statement on the regiona...
International Relations
Internal Security
4 min
U.S. military announces death of seventh service member in Iran war
The US military announced the death of its seventh service member in the Iran war as of March 9, 2026, identified as Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale,...
International Relations
5 min
PM Modi speaks to Nepal leaders Rabi Lamichhane, Balendra Shah
PM Modi held telephonic conversations with Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), and Balendra Shah, the party's Prime Minister-des...
International Relations
4 min
Lebanon Seeks Direct Talks With Israel to End Hezbollah Fighting
On March 9, 2026, Lebanon called for direct talks with Israel on "permanent arrangements for security and stability" along its borders — an unprecedented dip...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
India must tap FTA opportunities: Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal called on Indian businesses to proactively capitalise on the wave of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) being operation...