Jaishankar highlights India's response to 'world in transition', stresses Global South unity, reformed multilateralism, multipolaritySpeaking at the University of the West Indies in Kingston, on Tuesday, as part of his three-nation official visit to the Caribbean, on the ...
06 May, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
Pharma exports surpass $31 billion in FY26 despite global headwindsIndian pharmaceutical exports reached over $31 billion in FY26. March saw a significant 23% drop, primarily due to a slowdown in the United...
05 May, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
Migrants rush to apply under Spain's new mass legalization programSpain has launched a new program allowing undocumented migrants to legalize their status. Hundreds of thousands are eligible for a renewabl...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.41 AM IST
India-China energy cooperation doesn't require warm relations, or lofty civilisational rhetoricIndia and China face a new opportunity in energy markets. Past cooperation in Africa, despite challenges, shows potential. Both nations see...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.32 PM IST
Earth is getting ever brighter at night. Here's the reason whyEarth's nighttime illumination increased by 16% between 2014 and 2022, driven by urban expansion and energy access in developing regions. H...
08 Apr, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
In Africa, the cost of jet fuel is changing faster than you can flyA war in the Middle East has disrupted jet fuel supplies, sending prices sky-high. African airlines are hit hardest, facing significant cos...
21 Mar, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Global oil markets on edge as West Asia unrest triggers new energy shockwaveCrude oil prices have surged to near one-year highs as escalating conflict in West Asia threatens key supply routes, particularly the Strai...
08 Mar, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
JNIM: How an al-Qaeda ally became Africa’s most dangerous jihadist group and why the US should worryJama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin is a dangerous group. It is causing instability in West Africa. The group formed in 2017. It has grown...
07 Jul, 2025, 10.52 AM IST
Seven Wagner mercenaries killed in Mali attack claimed by al Qaeda affiliateSeven members of the Russian Wagner mercenary group were killed in an attack in central Mali, claimed by an al-Qaeda affiliate. The attack ...
23 Nov, 2024, 07.39 AM IST
US military completes major exercise in Africa and works to deepen partnershipsThe U.S. and top African allies conducted the African Lion military exercise in Morocco, addressing new challenges in volatile regions. The...
02 Jun, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
Coup Contagion in Africa, after Niger now Gabon falls to mutinous soldiers; President Ali Bongo detainedPolitical Turmoil in Gabon: Military seizes power amid election controversy.
30 Aug, 2023, 09.42 PM IST
China's growing inroads in Western AfricaHistorically, Western Africa had mostly been dominated and influenced by the French for centuries. This influence is on decline amid the in...
25 Mar, 2023, 08.04 AM IST
Explained: Chad's strategic interest to France, Western alliesChad's longtime ruler President Idriss Deby's death, which Paris described as the loss of a courageous friend who had sought peace and stab...
21 Apr, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
Terror infrastructure in neighbourhood constantly testing India's patience: Nirmala SitharamanSitharaman said conflict in this region threatens to expand beyond the internal situation in countries such as Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya.
12 Oct, 2018, 08.21 PM IST
Uncertain times await Arab World and Indian interests in 2018Political developments in the Gulf, deteriorating Saudi-Iran ties and competing global interests require deft handling of India's outreach ...
27 Dec, 2017, 12.55 PM IST
BRICS envoys on Middle East meet in India, assess situation of chemical weapons use in SyriaThis was first meeting of the BRICS special envoys on Middle East held in India and gained significance following growing instability in We...
15 Apr, 2017, 05.39 PM IST
- Major energy companies shutting operations in Egypt
Several large energy companies including Schlumberger Ltd, Transocean and Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc with linkages here, have decided to...
01 Feb, 2011, 04.54 PM IST