India

Over 90 dead, thousands missing after monsoon causes catastrophic flooding in India, Nepal, Myanmar

More than 12 inches of rain fell over two or three days, inundating entire neighborhoods and overwhelming drainage systems.

A flooded road following a flash flood in Galchhi in the Dhading district, Nepal, August 26, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.
Air India's first Boeing 787 Dreamlinter (R) aircraft from Charleston, USA, is parked on the tarmac at Indira Gandhi International airport's terminal T-3 in New Delhi, on September 8, 2012.

Air India set to resume near-daily flights between Tel Aviv, Delhi starting December

Turkish Navy's rescue ship TCG Isin sails in the Bosphorus as the Palau-flagged bulk carrier MKK1, carrying grain under UN’s Black Sea grain initiative, is seen drifted aground in Istanbul, Turkey January 16, 2023

Zelensky says India, Turkey, Egypt, Middle Eastern nations involved in Black Sea shipping talks

Then-incoming Japanese Ambassador Yusuke Arai presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on July 11, 2024, while wearing a yellow ribbon pin calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

Japan should become Israel’s next strategic partner - opinion


War’s ripple effects reach Dharamsala as Israeli emissaries prepare Passover over open fire

Despite the fact that there are no missile sirens in this Himalayan backpacker destination, this year’s opening of the season in Dharamsala came with unusual challenges.

War’s ripple effects reach Dharamsala as Israeli emissaries prepare Passover over open fire.

US-Iran war pushes India to rekindle old friendship with Russia

Delhi and Moscow are deepening their energy cooperation, with both sides agreeing to prepare for Russia to resume direct sales of liquefied natural gas.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (4R) and Indian President Smt. Droupadi Murmu (5R) greet delegations during the welcoming ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidental Palace, on December 5, 2025 in New Delhi, India.

India’s balancing act tested by Iran war

Before the Israel-US-Iran war, India was walking a diplomatic tightrope. Now, that balance is being put to the test.

A VISIBLE EXPRESSION of friendship. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Knesset on Wednesday, marking Modi’s first visit to Israel in nearly a decade.

Escalating Gulf war highlights limits of US strategy, search for mediators intensifies - analysis

Tehran has shown in the past that it won’t accept the US terms, relating to the nuclear and missile programs, either.

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

The risk of World War III is actually decreasing - this is why - opinion

Nuclear deterrence may be lowering the risk of world war, even as global tensions intensify and Iran raises concerns.

A satellite image shows a closer view of a destroyed vehicle at the Pickaxe Mountain facility in Natanz, Iran, March 7, 2026.

Ancient graffiti in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings proves presence of Indian tourists 2,000 years ago

According to the researchers, the inscriptions’ discovery is not new. Early Egyptologists noticed them, but did not know what language they’d been written in and were unable to translate.

Screengrab of Indian graffiti in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, March 20, 2026.

India won’t abandon Iran, but its western strategy is under strain - opinion

A good political position is not the same as a coherent regional strategy. This is where the Indian case becomes more revealing

Close-up of the flags of India and Iran.

War tests India-Israel-Gulf ties but may deepen economic integration

The UAE-India free trade deal, the Israel-UAE agreement that followed the Abraham Accords, and the EU-India pact signed in January have opened new commercial routes across the region.

Smoke rises above Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026

Indian seafarers stranded in Iran fear for safety as war disrupts Gulf shipping

Stranded at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, 26-year-old seafarer Ambuj and his crew are caught in the crossfire of escalating tensions in the Gulf, with Iranian attacks targeting nearby vessels.

A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iranian aircraft leaves India with sailors, bodies as Indian ships granted passage through Hormuz

The aircraft had earlier taken off from Sri Lanka carrying the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a US submarine attack on a warship off the island’s coast last week.

 A US submarine sinks Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in support of Operation Epic Fury off Sri Lanka's coast on March 4, 2026 at Sea in the Indian Ocean.