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The latest news and top stories on India’s Ministry of External Affairs. A New Delhi-based governmental body, India’s Ministry of External Affairs is dedicated to formulating and implementing the nation’s foreign policy. Its main areas of focus include managing diplomatic relations, representing India on the global stage and safeguarding the welfare of Indian citizens abroad.
India and China have been trying to sustain a cautious improvement in relations after years of tension along the Himalayan frontier. Photo: AFP
China-India relations

Why India’s new Himalayan border map threatens a fragile thaw in China ties

New Delhi’s list of names for Arunachal Pradesh locations includes sensitive sites near its disputed frontier with China.

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Japan

Japan’s overworked defence ministry plans first new bureau since 2007

India-Pakistan tensions

Why India, Pakistan cannot afford another war right now

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India

Canada’s spy report hints at India reset despite meddling claims

A Canadian spy report validates New Delhi’s concerns about Sikh extremism, even as it accuses India of foreign interference and espionage.

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speak before a meeting at last year’s G7 Summit in Alberta. Photo: The Canadian Press/AP
Brics

Iran war tests India’s Brics leadership as ‘political relevance’ questions mount

With Brics members Iran and the UAE as belligerents, the bloc has failed to reach a common position on the Middle East conflict.

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Indonesia

Prabowo’s overseas trips draw scrutiny as Indonesia urges fuel restraint

Since his inauguration in October 2024, Prabowo has gone on 51 official visits, travelling to 28 countries and chalking up 99 days overseas.

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China-Russia relations

China, Russia look to boost transport links amid Middle East disruption

Increased use of Arctic shipping route among topics covered at inaugural China-Russia Logistics Business Forum.

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An oil tanker navigates through young Arctic sea ice. Photo: Shutterstock Images
India

India calls Modi’s Israel visit mention in Epstein email ‘trashy ruminations’

The foreign ministry acknowledged the 2017 trip but said the rest of the claims ‘deserve to be dismissed with the utmost contempt’.

US-China relations

China to ‘quietly track’ Greenland developments amid Arctic ambitions: analysts

Beijing to focus on maintaining its ‘constructive relationship with US’ and does not need to ‘disrupt that over Greenland’, say experts.

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India

Trump’s 500% tariff push raises risk of India-US trade freeze

Such punitive tariffs would erode India’s export competitiveness and force the country to reorient its trade elsewhere, analysts warn.

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A train carrying cargo containers rides along a railway track in Ajmer, India, in August 2025. The US is India’s largest export market, receiving about 18 per cent of its total goods exports. Photo: AFP
Bangladesh

Bangladeshi politician’s threat targeting India’s northeast deepens row

His claim of Delhi’s election interference comes days after a leader of the 2024 uprising in Bangladesh was shot in Dhaka.

Hasnat Abdullah (centre), a leader of the National Citizen Party, speaking at a rally in Dhaka on Saturday. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong Bar Association chief urges critics to assess Jimmy Lai verdict fairly

Jose-Antonio Maurellet says city’s rule of law remains ‘alive and strong’ as conviction of former media boss comes under scrutiny.

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US-China trade war

China may buy Nvidia’s H200 – but homegrown chip strategy here to stay: analysts

Despite Trump easing curbs, domestic chipmakers expected to remain central to Beijing’s tech ambitions.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Behind Russia’s show of strength in India lies a fragile partnership

Despite Russia’s display of defiance and India’s quest for autonomy, US policy shifts are pushing both into uncharted geopolitical territory.

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China-Japan relations

Beijing ‘absolutely does not accept’ Takaichi’s apparent Taiwan climbdown

Takaichi ‘still prevaricating’ by citing 1972 joint communique, Beijing says, urges that she retract wrong remarks ‘accurately and fully’.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments in November about a Taiwan contingency have triggered a diplomatic crisis with Beijing. Photo: EPA
China-India border dispute

China defends passport checks on Indian woman born in disputed border region

Foreign ministry says verification process was lawful after traveller claims she was held for 18 hours in Shanghai.

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Australian Open

Indian No 1 player gets China visa for grand slam tennis qualifier after appeal

Sumit Nagal thanks Chinese ambassador, Indian ministry after his first application to play in Australian Open playoff in Chengdu is denied.

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China-Japan relations

Beijing vows to strike back if Japan uses military force in Taiwan Strait

The warning comes after Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi says a conflict over Taiwan could be seen as a ‘survival-threatening situation’ for Tokyo.

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Beijing has lodged a protest over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

China safe investment option despite global rifts: Beijing official in Hong Kong

Beijing’s foreign ministry arm meets about 60 envoys, business leaders, members of press for session on Communist Party’s fourth plenum.

Donald Trump

‘He’s a friend of mine’: Trump says he will visit India despite tariff tiff

The US president had warm words for India’s prime minister, but tensions over trade and a recent conflict with Pakistan remain unresolved.

Americas and the Caribbean

Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Mexico over asylum claim of former PM

Mexico grants asylum to Betssy Chavez at its embassy in Peru’s capital, adding to months of escalating diplomatic tensions.

Police guard the Mexican embassy in Lima, Peru, on Monday. Photo: AP
China-Latin America relations

Exclusive | China praises Brazil’s forest fund but holds back on cash

As Cop30 begins, Brazilian official says Lula ’would be delighted’ to have China on initiative’s board as an investing country.

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Tropical rainforest vegetation in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Photo: Xinhua
India

End Russian oil imports or ‘massive’ tariffs will remain, Trump warns India

Despite US pressure, India’s Russian oil imports are actually set to rise by 20 per cent this month, according to industry estimates.

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India

India’s tech sector fears impact of Trump’s US$100,000 H-1B on US market

The steep jump in the visa fee from a range of US$2,000 to US$5,000 is expected to curb the flow of India’s tech manpower to the US.

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China-India relations

China’s Wang Yi to visit India for first time in 3 years for border talks

Foreign minister’s trip comes amid easing tensions between Asian giants and ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s China visit.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, in Beijing on December 18. Photo: EPA-EFE
Donald Trump

Will oil prices fall despite Trump’s tariff threat over Russian supply?

A drop from Russia’s oil supply is not likely to be significant, with global prices set to remain stable in the near term, an analyst says.

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Tanks belonging to Transneft, a Russian state-owned company that runs the country’s oil pipelines, at the oil terminal in Ust-Luga. India, China and Turkey are among the most exposed to the US threat of tariffs on the biggest importers of Russian oil. Photo: dpa
India

Trump’s 50% tariff sows ‘total mistrust’ between US and India

Analysts say the US president’s move has little to do with economics and has injected unwanted ‘volatility’ into a once-stable relationship.

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United States

Trump hints at possible new China tariffs after imposing 25% levy on India

US president predicts ‘a lot more’ secondary sanctions stemming from continued purchases of Russian oil.

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