Dalai Lama contemplates Chinese gambit after his death
China has said its leaders have the right to approve the Dalai Lama’s successor, as a legacy inherited from China’s emperors.
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Year: 2019
UAE employers to continue to recruit from Asia in 2019
IT and health care professionals will continue to be recruited from Asia
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Left out of peace talks, U.S. allies reassess Afghan support
KABUL – At a dinner party in Kabul’s high-security “green zone” in March, a senior European
Protracted Conflict and Local Neutral Arbitration
The view from Muzzafarabad
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Maldives Returns to ‘India First’ policy
In its last year the Modi government can claim its renewed ties with Maldives as a triumph in its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy
‘Chabahar Port Symbol of Iran-India Mutual Cooperation’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Chabahar Port in southeastern Iran, which is being developed by Indian investors, is a symbol of cooperation between Tehran and New Delhi.
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Iran’s Rouhani signs trade pacts in Iraq to help offset U.S. sanctions
The visit also signals that Tehran still plays a dominant role in Iraqi politics.
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Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in India
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is believed to have played a role in securing the release of IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman from Pakistani custody
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Saudi’s Falih says no OPEC+ output policy change until June
Along with China and the U.S., India’s expanding economy was driving global oil demand growth.
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China’s stand in the recent India-Pakistan tensions reinforces incremental pro-India tilt in Beijing
Dr Swaran Singh is professor of Diplomacy and Disarmament at School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi. He specialises in Asia Affairs with focus on China-India relations and is visiting faculty at several Chinese and other Asian Universities. He regularly contributes to media and lectures at various national and international defence and foreign policy institutions. He spoke to IAR on India-China relations and Beijing’s stand on the latest round of India-Pakistan tensions.
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