The World Desk

Geopolitics

World news through an Indian lens — the neighbourhood, the great powers and India’s place between them.

Curated by the World Desk · Mumbai Alert News

India–Pakistan

The India–Pakistan relationship — the Line of Control, cross-border tensions, terror and the diplomacy that shapes the subcontinent.

India–China

India and China along the LAC — the Ladakh standoff, trade friction and the wider contest for influence across Asia.

Middle East

Israel and Gaza, Iran and the Gulf — the conflicts and diplomacy reshaping the region, and their oil-linked ripples for India.

Russia–Ukraine

Russia’s war in Ukraine — the front line, sanctions and energy markets, and where India sits between Moscow and the West.

USA & The West

Washington, NATO and the European Union — the decisions in the West that ripple out to India and the rest of the world.

Global

Flashpoints elsewhere — the crises, coups, elections and shifts around the world that matter from Mumbai.

India–Pakistan

25 Pakistani Troops Killed in Balochistan Attacks

Rajnath Warns Belgium Against Sharing Sensitive Tech with Pakistan

India–China

China Builds AI Hub in Mongolia

7 Island Nations Best Placed to Survive Global Collapse

Middle East

Iran Mocks US with Minesweeper Post

Iran Dares US Over Hormuz

EU Joins US-Led Operation Economic Outcast Against Iran

US to Keep 50,000 Troops in Middle East Until 2027

Trump Considers Pressure Options on Iran

Oil Prices Rise Amid Middle East Tensions

Trump Denies US Ammunition Shortage Amid Iran Tensions

EU Joins US to Squeeze Iran Economically

Russia–Ukraine

Putin to hold talks with Vietnam’s president next week in Russia

TASS says Trump envoys to visit Russia and Ukraine at weekend, Kremlin declines comment

Russian military spending soars, upending the Kremlin’s budget plans

The need for European deterrence against Russia

Ukraine uses more than 10,000 Hornet loitering munitions in Russia strikes

Air Tanzania Suspends Flights to Russia Following Zelensky’s Airspace Warning

Europe targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage and Russia is the chief suspect

Russia Damages WHO Ukraine Warehouse

USA & The West

South Korea Weighs Military Role In Hormuz Amid Trump Pressure

Trump Launches MAGA Immigration Games

Trump Names Adam Telle Acting US Army Secretary

Global

Belgium PM Cites Modi Warning on Trade Threat

Cuba Opens Real Estate to Foreigners

Gautam Mistry Dies At Bangladesh Border, Body Repatriated

PM Modi Congratulates Italian PM Meloni

Tata Chemicals Defies Kenya Order To End Operations

Pattaya Bans US Navy From Nightlife Areas

Abhinandan Varthaman Joins Civil Aviation

Alberta Premier Tells International Students to Return Home