INDIA THIS WEEK https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html India This Week~April 17, 2026 5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Western Indonesia Safe Passage: Indian Tanker Desh Garima Clears Hormuz Amid Rising Maritime Firing Incidents, Expected to Arrive in Mumbai on April 22 Power Plants or Peace?: JD Vance to Lead Second Round of Iran Negotiations in Pakistan Jaishankar Welcomes South Korea President Lee Jae-myung, Says Talks With PM Modi Will Deepen Strategic Partnership ‘Offering a Very Fair, Reasonable Deal’: Trump Says US Negotiators Witkoff and Kushner Will Head to Pakistan for Iran Ceasefire Talks Israeli PM Netanyahu Mourns Loss of Sgt. First Class Lidor Porat in Southern Lebanon US Negotiators Witkoff, Kushner to Travel to Pakistan for Ceasefire Talks With Iran: US Media Outlets MEA Shares Glimpses of ‘Special Strategic’ India-ROK Ties Ahead of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s Visit ‘I Don’t See US Leaving NATO’: Mark Rutte Dismisses Withdrawal Fears Despite Donald Trump ‘Paper Tiger’ Jibe UAE, UK Foreign Ministers Discuss Gulf Tensions, Iranian Attacks ‘Strait of Hormuz Is Still Closed’: Iranian Embassy in South Africa Mocks Donald Trump as ‘Idiot’ Over Viral IRGC Maritime Audio Row ‘Truce Must Be Mutual’: Hezbollah Warns Israel, Slams US-Led Diplomatic ‘Insult’ to Lebanon Trump ‘Pulled Into’ Iran War by Netanyahu as ‘Feeble Attempt’ to Distract From ‘Epstein Files’: Former VP Harris Delimitation Row Dominates Lok Sabha Showdown as Women’s Reservation Bill Fails to Pass “Paper tiger”: Trump mocks NATO while praising Gulf allies after Iran reopens Hormuz Paytm Gold extends delivery to 12,000+ pin codes ahead of Akshaya Tritiya, enables seamless conversion of Digital Gold to Physical Gold “Blockade will remain”: Trump keeps pressure on Iranian ports despite Hormuz reopening Global energy shock sparks market rout; India holds ground amid FII outflows: PL Asset Management India’s current account deficit in FY27 may rise to 2% of GDP even if oil stays at USD 82-87 per barrel: Crisil Lok Sabha votes against Constitution Amendment Bill aimed at implementing women’s reservation from 2029 general elections Resolution to provide rights to women will continue: Kiren Rijiju after opposition defeats 131st Amendment Bill in LS “Big win for democracy”: Priyanka Gandhi hails defeat of 131st Amendment Bill, thanks opposition for support Govt updates list of banks authorised to import gold, silver under Foreign Trade Policy “South stood united, democracy prevailed”: MK Stalin after Constitutional Amendment Bill fails to pass in Lok Sabha Brent crude crash 11% as Hormuz reopening ends supply chokehold fears Women’s Reservation Bill defeated in Lok Sabha; Rahul Gandhi thanks Abhishek Banerjee for opposition unity “Completely open”: Iran restores Strait of Hormuz access for commercial vessels during Lebanon ceasefire US Warns Iran of Renewed Military Action if Peace Deal Is Rejected West Asia conflict threatens Indian medicine prices as raw material costs skyrocket NDA flood leaders to meet post-voting on Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill Indian Ambassador to US Kwatra, US Congressman Pete Sessions discuss strengthening India-US partnership US Brokers Historic Israel–Lebanon Talks, Ceasefire Takes Hold Amid Push for Long-Term Peace “We had a very good conversation”: Trump on conversation with PM Modi amid West Asia diplomacy US President Trump wishes Taranjit Singh Sandhu success as Delhi Lt Governor, praises role in strengthening India-US ties US deploys 12 ships, 100 aircraft to enforce blockade on Iranian ports “US-Iran talks could happen over next two days in Islamabad”: Reports South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to Visit India from April 19–21 IDF Destroys 70 Hezbollah Infrastructure Sites, Eliminates Dozens of Fighters Two Children Die in Slum Fire Incident in Lucknow’s Vikas Nagar Area Iran Freezes Petrochemical Exports to Protect Domestic Market After Israeli Strikes EC Begins EVM-VVPAT Commissioning for Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Phase-1 Polls on April 23 Uddhav Thackeray Calls for Immediate Implementation of Women’s Reservation Act KTR Criticizes BJP Over Remarks on Telangana Formation; Seeks Apology from Tejasvi Surya Forest Fire Breaks Out Along Pauri-Srinagar Road; Locals Raise Concerns Iran Ready to Counter US Naval Blockade, Warns Khamenei’s Adviser Pak Officials Hopeful of Breakthrough in US-Iran Nuclear Talks Amid Mediation Efforts Austria’s Expertise, India’s Scale to Strengthen Global Tech and Supply Chains: PM Modi Iran Will Not Leave Strait of Hormuz Until Its Rights Are Secured, Says Khamenei’s Adviser Indian Army Conducts Joint Operation, Destroys 10 Bunkers in Manipur