Russia, China, Iran conduct naval drills in Indian Ocean
By Reuters Iran, China, and Russia began joint naval drills on Friday in the Indian
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The Anatomy of the anti-CAA NCR Campaign
By Shael Sharma The anatomy of a protest in a democracy has a short half-life.
India’s citizenship law in perspective
Those who claim that this bill will be a tool to lure Hindus to come from those countries, should remember that the only aim of this bill is to provide immediate relief to those who have already been compelled to come.
India and Iran to accelerate work on Chabahar project
The Chabahar port — jointly being developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan — is considered a gateway to golden opportunities for trade with central Asian nations by the three countries.
President Ashraf Ghani announced winner of Afghan elections; UN mission welcomes result
The sixth presidential election was held in September of this year and final results were to be announced on 16 October, but the calendar had been postponed by the Independent Election Commission
India, Afghanistan and Iran meet on the Chabahar Agreement
Mormugoa and New Mangalore Port from India, in addition to JNPT, Mundra, Kandla and Cochin, will be included as part of designated route under the Chabahar Agreement.
India 2+2 dialogue: US, India discuss terrorism, sign industrial security agreement
The US is working with India on a fair and reciprocal trade deal. The two nations also signed the Industrial Security Annex,
China’s request for UNSC discussion on Kashmir fails
Pakistan’s ally Beijing had called for the issue of Jammu and Kashmir to be discussed in the 15-nation Council on Tuesday after Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi wrote a letter to the Council on December 12 on the situation in the region.
Uzbekistan is forward-looking and progressively developing nation: Uzbek envoy
Some 20 million people will be participating in Uzbekistan’s upcoming elections, including 2 million youth who will vote for the first time.
14th round of Astana format talks on Syria concluded with commitment to Syria’s territorial integrity
Iran, Russia, and Turkey categorically rejecting “self-rule initiatives, under the pretext of combating terrorism: and also expressly rejected any separatist agenda, which not only undermined Syria’s territorial integrity and security, but also threatened “the national security of neighboring countries”.
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