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...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
India evacuates 67,000 nationals amid West Asia crisis; Jaishankar calls Gulf tensions 'a matter of particular concern'
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed the Rajya Sabha that India has successfully repatriated approximately 67,000 nationals from West Asia since t...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Watch: How Iran is fighting back against U.S. and Israel
One week after the US and Israel launched joint airstrikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, Iran intensified its multi-layered military response across West Asi...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Oil crosses $100: Amid escalating Iran war, supply security bigger priority for India than price
Brent crude oil crossed $100 per barrel for the first time since 2022, driven by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran following the onset of...
International Relations
5 min
What new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s selection says about Iran’s plans for the war
Iran's Assembly of Experts selected Mojtaba Khamenei — son of assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic on...
International Relations
Geography
5 min
Why desalination plants have become the latest focal point in West Asia war
Desalination plants in Bahrain and Iran were struck on March 7–8, 2026, as the Iran-Israel-US war escalated across the Gulf. Bahrain's interior ministry repo...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
West Asia tensions pose twin challenges for Indian paper industry
The ongoing West Asia conflict has created a "twin challenge" for India's paper industry: a disruption to export markets (West Asia absorbs approximately 30%...
Economics
International Relations
4 min
Oil prices surging past $115 amid Iran-Israel war revives memories of historical global oil crises
Oil prices surged past $115 per barrel by March 9, 2026, as the escalating US-Israel-Iran war disrupted global energy supply chains. Cornell University histo...