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Xi arrives in Delhi for BRICS and a Modi meeting, his first India visit in seven years
The visit marks a cautious diplomatic thaw, but the border dispute, trade imbalance and security mistrust still define the relationship.
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BRICS is trying to find common ground on terrorism, global-governance reform and a more multipolar order
The Delhi Declaration is expected to test whether an expanded BRICS can convert broad dissatisfaction with the current system into workable consensus.
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Saudi Arabia shuts its East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack, raising a new risk for global energy flows
The pipeline is a major bypass around the Strait of Hormuz, so any prolonged disruption matters directly to oil-importing economies such as India.
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Modi-Pezeshkian talks put safe navigation, seafarers and India-Iran ties at the centre
The meeting links India's Iran policy with maritime security, energy routes and the practical costs of instability in West Asia.
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India and China are arranging a Modi-Xi meeting as BRICS brings the two leaders back to the same table
The planned bilateral could test how far the recent diplomatic thaw can move beyond border management into economic and political cooperation.
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Modi and Putin meet in Delhi with trade, energy and defence at the centre of the agenda
The bilateral comes just before the BRICS summit, with oil, defence ties, nuclear cooperation and trade diversification all in play.
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Iran's Pezeshkian arrives for BRICS with a Modi meeting on the agenda
The bilateral will unfold while West Asia tensions, energy security and differences over summit language put extra weight on India's balancing role.
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India is pushing a BRICS digital-currency link. The hard part is interoperability, not the slogan
Reuters reports that India wants BRICS central-bank digital currencies linked for cross-border payments, but political, technical and adoption barriers remain substantial.
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India and Sri Lanka are pushing maritime cooperation toward real-time domain awareness
The agenda spans search and rescue, counter-narcotics, piracy, illegal fishing and humanitarian response across a shared maritime neighbourhood.
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Brent is holding above $100 as tanker attacks deepen the Strait of Hormuz shock
Oil prices remain elevated as attacks and shipping disruption intensify fears around the world's most important energy chokepoint.
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Xi's India visit may deepen the diplomatic thaw. Business ties are still constrained by mistrust
The expected BRICS visit would be Xi Jinping's first trip to India in seven years, but visas, investment screening and technology concerns still limit a full reset.
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West Asia is testing BRICS unity before leaders even enter the summit room
Sherpas are trying to bridge differences over the West Asia crisis as an expanded BRICS prepares for its New Delhi summit.
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Brent is nearing $100 again. For India, the risk runs from inflation to the rupee
Escalating Middle East conflict has pushed crude sharply higher, reviving concerns over India’s import bill, inflation and external balance.
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Modi and Putin are set to meet ahead of the BRICS summit in New Delhi
The planned meeting puts energy, defence, trade and strategic coordination back at the centre of India-Russia ties.
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Nepal’s flood disaster has moved the loss-and-damage debate from COP halls to the Himalayas
Kathmandu is seeking international support after catastrophic flooding, putting climate finance and Himalayan vulnerability in sharp focus.
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Shipping through Hormuz has fallen below recent averages as Gulf risks rise
Reduced vessel traffic through the chokepoint is an early warning signal for energy and commodity supply chains.
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India and Morocco have opened a new Joint Defence Committee channel
The inaugural meeting covered training, peacekeeping, cyber defence, military medicine and defence industry cooperation.
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A Taiwan conflict would be a global economic shock, not only a regional security crisis
A senior US representative in Taipei warned of catastrophic consequences as tensions remain high across the Taiwan Strait.
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Nepal’s flood rescue exposes the Himalayan risk to hydropower infrastructure
A glacier-driven flood damaged hydropower projects and trapped workers underground, turning climate risk into an infrastructure-resilience test.
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Kailash Mansarovar is a pilgrimage shaped by geography — and India-China ties
The sacred journey crosses extreme high-altitude terrain in Tibet, while access for Indian pilgrims has repeatedly depended on bilateral relations.
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China’s export surge is reshaping the trade picture
August exports rose 25% year on year and imports 28.2%, giving policymakers another signal about Chinese demand, industrial strength and global imbalances.
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Houthi attacks on Saudi energy facilities put oil security back on India’s radar
Attacks across Saudi cities injured dozens and disrupted energy facilities, adding another layer of risk to already elevated crude prices.
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Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv after a brief diplomatic pause
Missile and drone attacks returned after a short pause around US diplomatic activity, underlining how fragile battlefield-to-diplomacy linkages remain.
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UAE is building trade routes that can bypass Hormuz
East-coast port capacity and alternative energy routes are becoming strategic assets as the Strait’s vulnerability becomes an economic problem for Asia.
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Ahead of BRICS, India-China trade frictions are back in focus
New Delhi is expected to raise restrictions affecting high-technology imports and Indian investment as interdependence collides with strategic distrust.
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Only a handful of commodity ships crossed Hormuz. India should care
Traffic through the world's most important oil chokepoint remains far below normal, pushing Brent above $96 and turning a distant conflict into a direct risk for India's import bill and inflation.
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Nepal flood death toll crosses 1,000 as rescue enters a harder phase
More than 1,000 people have died and thousands remain missing after the Himalayan disaster. Rescue teams are still trying to reach remote communities and trapped hydropower workers.
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More than 90,000 affected as Himalayan disaster risks trigger fresh evacuations
Rescue work in Nepal was briefly halted after a landslide-dammed lake began overflowing, adding to fears of cascading floods.
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Iran rejects new US sanctions as mediators focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz
The six-month conflict has pushed diplomacy toward one of the world’s most important oil transit routes, where shipping remains well below normal.