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Narendra Modi
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Trump signs Russia sanctions law as India faces potential 100% US tariff over oil
Donald Trump has signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, creating new sanctions and tariff powers that could directly affect India and China over Russian energy purchases.
September 19, 2026
BRICS New Delhi Declaration pushes local-currency trade as Iran-UAE divide yields rare consensus
The New Delhi Declaration has pushed BRICS toward payment-system links, local-currency financing, artificial intelligence cooperation and institutional reform while avoiding a common currency.
September 14, 2026
Xi Jinping heads to New Delhi for BRICS as India-China thaw faces its real test
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first visit to India since 2019 is putting trade barriers, investment restrictions and the unresolved border relationship back at the centre of India-China diplomacy.
September 11, 2026
India and China restart boundary push as Doval-Wang talks target lasting settlement
Ajit Doval and Wang Yi have agreed to continue negotiations over the disputed Himalayan boundary as India and China attempt to convert military de-escalation into a more durable political settlement.
August 26, 2026
India approves Rs 84,084cr Samudra Manthan offshore oil and gas exploration scheme
India's ₹84,084 crore Samudra Manthan scheme underwrites 60 deepwater wells and targets 80 MMTOE domestic output by fiscal 2030-31 for ONGC and Oil India.
August 3, 2026
Dharmendra Pradhan exit gives Cockroach Janta Party a major victory but reform questions remain
Dharmendra Pradhan quit after NEET protests. The resignation ends one standoff, but India’s examination accountability crisis remains far from resolved.
July 25, 2026
Sonam Wangchuk ends 26-day fast as India’s paper leak protests enter new phase
Sonam Wangchuk has ended his fast, but India’s youth protests are continuing. A tougher paper leak law may not settle the accountability crisis.
July 24, 2026
Why India’s youth exam protests could become a major political test for Modi
India’s youth exam protests over paper leaks, police action and job frustration are becoming a major political test for Narendra Modi.
July 22, 2026
Former Qatar emir Sheikh Hamad dies at 74 after transforming Gulf state into global power
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former emir who used Qatar’s natural gas wealth to turn a small Gulf state into an influential diplomatic, media and investment power, has died at the age of 74.
July 13, 2026
Vietnam boat capsizing kills 15 Indian tourists near Phu Quoc as 21 survive
A tourist speedboat carrying 32 Indian visitors capsized close to Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island on July 11, 2026, killing 15 passengers and leaving investigators to determine why so many people were trapped inside a vessel that overturned less than half a kilometre from land.
July 11, 2026