India, Iran, Uzbekistan hold first Trilateral Working Group Meeting on joint use of Chabahar Port 
Can Erdogan Reconcile With the West? Putin’s Betting Against It 
Foreign investors stock up on Indian equities with record Rs 1.4 lakh crore net inflow; dump debt securities 
UAE-India forge close cooperation in food security 
Israel and Bhutan normalize ties Iran warns coronavirus could kill ‘millions’ in Islamic Republic
A state television report gave the warning hours after hard-line Shiite faithful pushed their way into the courtyards of two major shrines closed due to the coronavirus outbreak
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Mental health in the age of coronavirus
Since January when the World Health Organization (WHO) determined the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, to be a “public health emergency of international concern”, stress levels everywhere have continued to mount.
ICC & WHO call on private sector to tackle COVID-19
ICC will regularly send updated advice to its network of over 45 million businesses
UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies postpone meetings until June because of Covid-19
Geneva — The United Nations Human Rights Treaties Branch has postponed all upcoming treaty body
As Covid-19 cases spike, India announces fresh travel advisory
India bars entry of passengers from EU, UK, and Turkey
Netanyahu’s Political Future in Limbo as Challenger Gantz Chosen to Form New Israeli Govt
Gantz’s Blue and White received the support of parties representing 61 seats, a slim majority. However, those parties are also divided, and it is not clear whether Gantz will succeed in putting together a coalition. One lawmaker refused to endorse either side.
SAARC video conference discusses ways to combat Covid-19; India pledges $10 million for Covid-19 fund
The meeting was the initiative of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.
Photo: ANI
India’s annual defence exports to touch Rs 35,000 crore by 2024, says Rajnath Singh
Singh also said he has no doubt about India emerging as among the three major economies of the world by 2030 and the defence industries will have an important role to play.
Hazara minority facing persecution in Afghanistan, Pakistan: Activist
March 6 deadly attacks on Hazaras in Kabul killed 32 people
COVID-19 declared ‘pandemic’ by WHO; India suspends all visas as confirmed cases climb to 60
More than 90 percent of cases are in just four countries, and two of those – China and the Republic of Korea – have significantly declining epidemics.