International Relations
Economics
5 min
G7 to discuss joint release of emergency oil reserves: Report
G7 energy ministers convened an emergency meeting on March 9, 2026, to coordinate the release of emergency oil reserves in response to the crisis caused by I...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using white phosphorus in new Lebanon attacks
Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report on March 9, 2026, accusing Israel of unlawfully using artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over residential...
Polity & Governance
International Relations
4 min
Parliament Budget Session LIVE: Lok Sabha adjourned till 3 pm amid Opposition protests; Kiren Rijiju lashes out
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 3 PM on March 9, 2026, as Opposition members disrupted proceedings demanding a full-fledged debate on the escalating West Asia c...
International Relations
4 min
Watch: From protests to power: RSP’s victory reshapes Nepal politics | The Hindu Editorial
Nepal's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won a near-supermajority in the 2026 Nepalese general election, capturing 182 of 275 seats in the House of Representat...
International Relations
Social Issues
4 min
India backs dialogue, prioritises safety of Indians amid West Asia conflict: Jaishankar
India formally backed dialogue and diplomacy as the path to resolving the West Asia conflict, with the government calling for de-escalation, restraint, and p...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
Congress MPs move suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha to discuss West Asia Conflict
Congress MPs Manish Tewari (Lok Sabha) and Randeep Surjewala (Rajya Sabha) moved suspension-of-business notices in their respective Houses to seek urgent dis...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
5 min
Parliament Budget session LIVE: Jaishankar addresses Parliament on West Asia war; speaks on Indians stranded in the region and energy security situation
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the Rajya Sabha on March 9, 2026, making a formal ministerial statement on the ongoing West Asia conflict (...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
‘Contact with Iran leadership difficult’: Jaishankar spells out India’s position on Middle East war
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Parliament that leadership-level contact with Iran is "obviously difficult at this time" given the ongoing confl...