https://sagire.online/topic/india/ Articles and notes where India is a central actor. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:25:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/997e2c63/https://sagire.online/wire/997e2c63/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:22:00 -0300The US Treasury on Wednesday sanctioned India-based Suniel Kumar Sharma, his wife Jaspreet Preeti Shahid, two other Indian citizens who head two of the couple’s businesses and nine entities connected to Sharma, a network that the department said provided false flags and certifications to sanctioned vessels carrying Iranian petroleum, including vessels operating on behalf of the Iranian military and its proxies. Treasury said the scheme operated from Chandigarh and purported to represent nations from nearly every continent, from Guyana to Eswatini and Laos. The department also sanctioned Turkey-based Fugo Group Services Inc for its ongoing support of Iran’s aviation sector. The measures are part of “Operation Economic Outcast,” which aims to cut off Iran’s ability to sell oil to fund the war.United StatesIndiaTurkeySanctionsOil https://sagire.online/wire/dfa85639/https://sagire.online/wire/dfa85639/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 04:22:00 -0300According to OilPrice, citing Bloomberg on the basis of unnamed sources, India’s coal, power and railway ministries are working jointly to raise coal stocks from 18 million to 55 million tons, with current stocks covering only six days of coal-fired generation against a requirement of at least three weeks of consumption; last month, half of the country’s coal plants had critically low stocks after August monsoon disruptions disrupted transport from producing states.IndiaEnergy https://sagire.online/wire/4d36a187/https://sagire.online/wire/4d36a187/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:22:00 -0300A tanker was struck by two unidentified projectiles northeast of Lima, Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which said in its first update that no casualties or environmental impact had been reported. India’s foreign ministry said an unidentified aerial object struck a commercial ship off Oman on Monday and killed an Indian national; 13 other people were rescued, according to the ministry. Over the eight months of the US and Israeli war on Iran, about two dozen seafarers have been killed in attacks on more than 120 commercial ships in Hormuz.IndiaOmanStrait of HormuzOil https://sagire.online/wire/25bba3e9/https://sagire.online/wire/25bba3e9/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:23:00 -0300Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Director General Shatrujeet Kapur said Indian and Chinese troops confronted each other at several locations along the de facto border in Arunachal Pradesh and that the standoff continues, in remarks to reporters last month. “In the past few days, a situation arose where a face-off happened” with Chinese troops at various locations in Arunachal, he said. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu acknowledged the transgressions but downplayed the episode, saying such incidents were not new and the situation along the border was normal. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal attributed the incidents to Chinese actions.IndiaChinaSouth AsiaConflictDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/650b438c/https://sagire.online/wire/650b438c/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:23:00 -0300The Indian Navy freed the fishing vessel Azini from armed pirates and rescued all 20 crew members without casualties or injuries, in an operation spanning more than 48 hours. The vessel had been hijacked last month off the northeast coast of Somalia and there was a risk it would be used as a “mother ship” for further attacks on merchant shipping in the region. Marine commandos were dropped by precision airdrop from an Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft, after the vessel was located and contained by non-kinetic measures. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the operation was completed on November 2, more than 3,000 km from Mumbai. The 20 crew members were Iranian, according to the Mehr News agency.IndiaSomaliaHorn of Africa https://sagire.online/wire/1a4605d9/https://sagire.online/wire/1a4605d9/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 02:22:00 -0300The UN General Assembly's First Committee approved on Monday, November 2, by 180 votes in favor, two against and no abstentions, a draft resolution on conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels. India and Israel were the only countries to vote against the text in the 193-member body. An Indian representative argued that “this assumes that the security concerns of States politely stop at their regional borders. They do not”.United NationsIndiaIsraelDefenseDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/109cad3b/https://sagire.online/wire/109cad3b/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 02:22:00 -0300One Indian was killed in an attack on a commercial vessel near Limah, Oman, India's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Of the 14 Indian nationals aboard the MSV AL JUSUFI, 13 were rescued after the incident, which occurred on Monday.IndiaOmanThe GulfConflict https://sagire.online/wire/18f78a18/https://sagire.online/wire/18f78a18/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 01:21:00 -0300A 47-year-old Indian national was killed and another passenger injured when two helicopters collided while landing on Tuesday in Nepal’s Solukhumbu district, at Pheriche, according to police; the deceased was identified as Vasanth Kumar Balaramaramadu, a passenger aboard the Fishtail Air helicopter.NepalIndiaAviation security https://sagire.online/wire/f3c695c7/https://sagire.online/wire/f3c695c7/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:22:00 -0300Police said on Sunday that five people were killed in two separate incidents in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, as fresh ethnic violence erupted in the conflict-hit region. Officials said on Monday that the deaths occurred in the Kangpokpi and Noney districts.IndiaSouth AsiaConflictPublic security https://sagire.online/wire/e1d077d8/https://sagire.online/wire/e1d077d8/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:21:00 -0300Indian authorities began evacuating residents along the eastern coast as Cyclone Murasu approached, with landfall expected early on Tuesday, with around 2,000 people evacuated and preparations to move a further 30,000, Prakhar Jain, managing director of the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, told Reuters. The states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are expected to bear the brunt of the storm; Murasu is forecast to be less intense than Arnab, which killed six people last week, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).IndiaClimate https://sagire.online/wire/45ada57c/https://sagire.online/wire/45ada57c/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:22:00 -0300Tens of thousands of people gathered in Delhi on Sunday at Ramlila Maidan for a rally by the opposition INDIA bloc, led by Rahul Gandhi’s Congress party, demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner over a controversial revision of voter lists, according to the BBC. The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has removed more than 130 million names from India’s draft electoral rolls. Opposition leaders allege the process gives Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) an electoral advantage and have called for the resignation and impeachment of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; the BJP denies the claims.IndiaElectionsProtests https://sagire.online/quad-atlanta-g20-duas-mesas/https://sagire.online/quad-atlanta-g20-duas-mesas/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 17:30:00 -0300Four Quad ministers in Atlanta recorded grave concern about economic coercion, arbitrary export restrictions and non-market policies that generate overcapacity, and left the country those words describe unnamed. In the same city on the same weekend, the G20 ended without a common declaration and without an official photograph, because European officials refused to stand beside Sergei Lavrov.ChinaUnited StatesJapanAustraliaIndiaTradeDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/0e27e892/https://sagire.online/wire/0e27e892/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:23:00 -0300Protesters in New Delhi carried a one-kilometer banner bearing the names of people removed from India’s voter rolls, in a fresh opposition rally against the deletion of nearly 130 million names, according to Al Jazeera. In Karnataka, the final list released on October 27, 2026, recorded 4.54 crore electors (about 45.4 million), against 5.54 crore before the revision (55.4 million), a reduction of nearly 99.76 lakh voters (9.98 million), according to the Times of India.IndiaElectionsHuman rightsSouth Asia https://sagire.online/wire/9c0d763f/https://sagire.online/wire/9c0d763f/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:23:00 -0300Five people were killed in two separate incidents in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, police said on Sunday, as fresh ethnic violence erupted in the conflict-hit region. Three men from the Kuki tribal group were killed in an exchange of gunfire between “unidentified armed miscreants” in Noney district on Saturday, according to a police statement.IndiaSouth AsiaConflictHuman rights https://sagire.online/wire/5e3427c3/https://sagire.online/wire/5e3427c3/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 07:21:00 -0300Thousands of people took to the streets of New Delhi on Sunday to demand the resignation of the country’s election chief, Gyanesh Kumar, over changes to voter lists that opposition parties say favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. The demonstration was led by Rahul Gandhi and is the latest in more than a month of protests against the revision of the electoral rolls. Opposition parties allege the exercise removed more than 130 million names and disproportionately affected Muslims and other minorities, according to Al Jazeera.IndiaSouth AsiaElectionsProtests