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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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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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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“Israel should consider India as the biggest manufacturing hub”
Eddna Samuel is a Mumbai-based entrepreneur and event manager, currently heading MOTIF Advertising. Motif is majorly focused on enhancing and deepening business and trade ties between India and Israel and has been organizing a series of B2B meetings between Indian and Israeli entrepreneurs and corporate houses. The next such B2B meeting will be taking place in Tel Aviv in June 2019 and Samuel will be leading a big business delegation from India. IAR caught up with Eddna to get a sense of where India-Israel business ties are headed:
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Why is Afghanistan batting for India in this round of India-Pakistan hostilities?
So deep is the mistrust against Pakistan amongst Afghans that some even doubt the authenticity of supports of restraint.
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