India rejected the Indus Water Treaty court ruling, stating the agreement remains in abeyance. Prime Minister Modi met Iran’s President Pezeshkian to discuss trade and West Asia peace. India’s GDP grew 7.8% in the first quarter of FY27, exceeding RBI estimates. A stranger’s warning helped over 370 Nepal schoolchildren escape a devastating flood. Tensions grew between Congress and TVK over the 2029 prime ministerial candidate.