Iran names former supreme leader's son to succeed him as war sends oil prices soaring

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India allowed Iranian warship IRIS Lavan to dock in Kochi on humanitarian grounds after it reported problems at sea, stressing India’s role as a net security provider in the Indian Ocean.

India’s rare earth policy is entering a decisive phase. With the Union Budget 2026–27 announcing Dedicated Rare Earth Corridors and the government already approving a manufacturing scheme for rare earth permanent magnets, New Delhi is signalling that critical minerals can no longer be treated as peripheral inputs. Rare earths now sit at the centre of India’s ambitions in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and strategic autonomy. The challenge ahead is not geological availability but the ability to build an integrated ecosystem that moves from mining and processing to high-value manufacturing, while aligning domestic capacity with global supply chains.