International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Russia has provided Iran with information that can help Iran strike U.S. military, AP sources say
US officials and intelligence assessments indicated that Russia had been providing Iran with real-time satellite imagery and intelligence data identifying th...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Iran vessel with 183 sailors docked in Kochi on March 4
Iran's naval vessel IRIS Lavan, a 2,500-tonne Hengam-class landing ship, docked at the naval port of Kochi on March 4, 2026, after developing technical/engin...
International Relations
5 min
Saudi Arabia Has Intensified Direct Line to Iran to Defuse War
Saudi Arabia intensified direct diplomatic engagement with Iran in March 2026, deploying high-level officials through a backchannel to prevent the US-Israel ...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Why does India require U.S. nod for securing its energy needs, ask Opposition leaders
India's parliamentary opposition raised sharp questions after the US Treasury Secretary's remarks framed India's purchase of Russian oil as something the US ...
International Relations
6 min
India must ask U.S. why it is targeting Iranian ships in Indian Ocean: Iran Minister Khatibzadeh
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh, visiting New Delhi for the Raisina Dialogue 2026, publicly called on India to question the United States ab...
International Relations
Internal Security
6 min
Watch: Iranian warship strike near Sri Lanka raises questions for India
On March 4, 2026, a US Navy fast-attack submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena in international waters approximately 25 miles south ...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Iran Guards say targeted U.S. base in UAE over school strike in Minab
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have targeted a US military base in the UAE in retaliation for an airstrike on the Shajareh Tayyeb...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Crude Politics: Centre hails US oil waiver as 'diplomatic win'; Opposition slams 'strategic surrender'
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a temporary 30-day waiver on March 5–6, 2026, authorising Indian refiners to purc...
Economics
International Relations
6 min
West Asia conflict could lift India's inflation, hit GDP growth: Economists
Economists from institutions including SBI Research and JPMorgan warned in early March 2026 that the ongoing West Asia conflict — triggered by the U.S.-Israe...
International Relations
6 min
Decision on military strikes on Iran taken after PM Modi left Israel: Foreign Minister Sa’ar
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar spoke virtually at the Raisina Dialogue 2026 (5–7 March 2026, New Delhi), addressing the controversy over whether India ...
International Relations
6 min
Middle East conflict: There should be no cherry-picking on international law, says Iran deputy foreign minister
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh attended the 11th Raisina Dialogue (5–7 March 2026, New Delhi) and held bilateral talks with EAM S. Jaishank...
International Relations
5 min
Future will be much more multipolar: EAM Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar delivered a significant address at the 11th Raisina Dialogue (5–7 March 2026, New Delhi), stating that the future glo...
International Relations
5 min
Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with counterparts from Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Seychelles
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the 11th Raisina Dialogue (March 5–7, 2026) in New Delhi, mee...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
West Asia conflict: Govt orders refiners to maximise LPG production to ensure continued cooking gas availability
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) invoked emergency powers under the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), 1955 to direct all domestic oil refiner...
Economics
International Relations
6 min
Ongoing West Asia conflict may feed through imported inflation; prolonged crisis could impact exchange rate, CAD: Finance Ministry
The Finance Ministry's Monthly Economic Review for February 2026 warned that the West Asia conflict could have "deeper and longer-lasting" economic effects o...
International Relations
Social Issues
6 min
US F-1 visas for Indian students drop 69% in June-July 2025: Data
Data from the US Department of State revealed that F-1 student visas issued to Indian nationals dropped by 69% in June and July 2025 — the critical two-month...
International Relations
4 min
An Expert Explains | ‘Sri Lanka allowing Iranian vessel to dock does not mean it is siding with Iran’
A US submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena on March 4, 2026, just 44 nautical miles off southern Sri Lanka's coast — the vessel was returning home aft...
International Relations
Geography
4 min
Iran has not shut Strait of Hormuz: Dy FM Saeed Khatibzadeh dismisses closure claims
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh stated on March 6, 2026, that Iran has not formally closed the Strait of Hormuz and has no immediate intent...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Indian refiners are snapping up Russian crude oil after US waiver
The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) granted a 30-day waiver (expiring April 4, 2026) allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian crude...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
Is the India-EU FTA equitable? Europe’s Digital Product Passport raises questions on that score
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement, concluded on January 27, 2026, is described as the largest deal ever concluded by either side, promising tariff eliminatio...