India – Iran: Riding the crest of political commotion
Though the overall history of Indo-Iranian relationship is not dull and unsavoury yet there have been intermittent periods of closeness as well as of distancing from each other temporarily.
Aditi Bhaduri
Khiva to become capital of Turkic world in 2020
At present, Osh in Kyrgyzstan is the capital of Turkic world.
Presidential elections in Afghanistan a ‘key moment’: UNAMA Chief
“Afghanistan cannot afford a contentious and protracted post-election crisis”: UNAMA chief
Photo: World Bank/Ishaq Anis
First overseas bilateral visits by PM Modi 2.0: Optics and strategic content
Both Sri Lanka and Maldives are the classical example of how small nations with limited resources can be victims of China’s “debt-trap policy” in their zeal to develop infrastructure in their respective countries
As Russian Deputy Prime Minister concludes India visit, all eyes on Russian Far East
Russia’s Far East is resource rich, with oil and gas and timber, but parsely populated and is interested in having Indian skilled labour develop it
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Record 70.8 million people displaced by conflict, persecution in 2018
UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi appealed for greater international solidarity to counter the fact that “we have become almost unable to make peace”.
Photo:UNHCR/Mahmood Al-Falastiny
India grants $ 15 million assistance to Niger
The support of grant assistance was in response to a specific request made by Government of Niger,, which is hosting the AU Summit for the first time
“Peace in Afghanistan is in the interest of regional development”
During earlier Taliban rule, Iran, Russia, and India supported the Northern Alliance to which Abdullah Abdullah belonged through Tajikistan.
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Why Teheran should negotiate with Donald Trump
Washington is aiming to cut Iran’s oil sales to zero, accompanying these actions with the escalation of US threats to Tehran in the event of any attack on U.S. forces or America’s allies in the Middle East. But Trump has also opened the door to Iran to return to negotiations with his administration
24 billion tons of fertile land lost every year
In a video message released in advance of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, marked on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world loses 24 billion tons of fertile land every year, and that the degradation in land quality is responsible for a reduction in the national domestic product of up to eight per cent every year.
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