International

Trump Says He Had Very Good Talk With Modi

By BPN News Desk April 17, 2026

US President Donald Trump said he had a very good conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting continued high-level engagement between Washington and New Delhi as tensions in West Asia remain a major global concern. The remarks came after the two leaders held a phone call focused on bilateral cooperation and the evolving regional situation. […]

International

India Condemns Hormuz Ship Attacks

By BPN News Desk April 17, 2026

India Condemns Hormuz Ship Attacks India has strongly condemned attacks on commercial vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz, calling them unacceptable and warning that the violence has already cost precious Indian lives at sea. The statement reflects New Delhi’s growing concern over maritime safety in one of the world’s most critical energy routes, […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Iran Used a Commercial Satellite for War. India Still Treats Space as a Government Monopoly

By BPN News Desk April 16, 2026

Iran did not just fire missiles at American positions across the Gulf and the wider West Asian theatre. According to reports, Iranian planners had allegedly secured access to a Chinese-built commercial satellite already in orbit and used it to track U.S. bases through time-stamped imagery and orbital surveillance inputs before and after strikes. This was […]

Economy National

India Falls Behind UK in IMF GDP Ranking

By BPN News Desk April 16, 2026

India is projected to rank as the world’s sixth-largest economy in nominal dollar terms in the IMF’s latest outlook, slipping behind the United Kingdom after previously moving ahead of it. The change appears to be driven more by statistical revisions and currency movement than by any sharp weakening in India’s underlying growth story. India Economy […]

International

IMF Warns High Oil Prices Could Slow Growth

By BPN News Desk April 16, 2026

The International Monetary Fund has warned that the war-driven rise in oil prices could weaken global growth and increase recession risks if the shock continues for a longer period. The concern comes as crude markets remain under pressure from conflict in the Middle East and disruption around key export routes. IMF Global Growth Warning In […]

International

US Ends Oil Waivers, India Hit by Supply Risk

By BPN News Desk April 16, 2026

The United States has decided not to renew temporary sanctions waivers that had allowed limited deliveries of Russian and Iranian oil already loaded before earlier cut-off dates. The move tightens pressure on energy buyers, including India, at a time when global crude markets remain sensitive to disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. US Sanctions Waiver […]

International

Putin To Visit India For BRICS Summit

By BPN News Desk April 15, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India for the upcoming BRICS summit, giving New Delhi another major high-level diplomatic engagement this year. The visit will mark Putin’s second trip to India in less than a year and comes at a time when BRICS is expanding its global profile amid growing geopolitical and economic […]

Defence

GE-HAL F414 Engine Deal Moves Closer

By BPN News Desk April 15, 2026

India and the United States have moved closer to a major fighter jet engine co-production arrangement, with GE Aerospace and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited reaching agreement on technical matters related to the F414 engine programme. The development is being described as a significant step toward manufacturing advanced fighter jet engines in India and deepening defence

International

India To Host BRICS, Quad Meets In May

By BPN News Desk April 15, 2026

India To Host BRICS, Quad Meets In May India will host foreign ministers-level meetings of both BRICS and the Quad in May, underlining New Delhi’s growing diplomatic role across two very different strategic groupings. The back-to-back engagements are expected to bring major global powers to India at a time of continuing tensions in West Asia, […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Why Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh’s Old Warning on Ending Wars Is Going Viral After Failed US-Iran Talks

By BPN News Desk April 14, 2026

A months-old remark by Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh has suddenly taken over timelines, debates, and geopolitical discussions. The clip itself is not new. What is new is the context in which it is being consumed. After yet another round of failed US–Iran talks that stretched on for hours without a concrete outcome, the […]