How Iran Expands Its Influence in Iraq: By Building Shrines
Iraq’s government grants religious projects special privileges, including tax exemptions on imports of Iranian cement, steel and other materials
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How close is Iran to producing a nuclear bomb?
The accord’s restrictions on Iran’s atomic work had one objective: to extend the “breakout time” for Tehran to produce enough fissile material for a bomb, if it decided to make one, to at least a year from about two to three months.
PM Modi speaks to US President-elect Joe Biden
Biden is known to be a strong proponent of closer India-US ties since his days as a senator in the 1970s and played a key role in getting the approval of the Senate for the bilateral civil nuclear deal in 2008.
Turkish parliament approves troop observer deployment to Karabakh
Turkey has accused Armenia of occupying Azeri lands and pledged solidarity with its ethnic Turkic kin in Azerbaijan.
Biden admin likely to be pragmatic in dealing with Pakistan: former top Pakistani diplomat
The Biden administration is likely to be pragmatic in its dealings with Pakistan, pressing Islamabad to act on terrorism related issues and support America’s endeavours for peace in Afghanistan, according to a former top Pakistani diplomat.
Biden administration likely to provide US citizenship to over 500,000 Indians
The Biden administration will support family-based immigration and preserve family unification as a core principle of the US’ immigration system, which includes reducing the family visa backlog, it said.
Joe Biden to be next president of the United States
Joe Biden’s projected victory came after four days of nail-biting suspense over the outcome of Tuesday’s election, with the counting of votes in a handful of battleground states still going on thanks to a flood of mail-in ballots.
US-Maldives Defense Agreement: New Dynamics of Indo-Pacific in South Asia
By Adithyan Nair The Secretary for State of the United States Michael Pompeo recently concluded
US Election 2020 Results: Joe Biden wins more votes than any other presidential candidate in American history, says report
As of November 4, Biden had got over 70.7 million votes, more than anyone who has ever run for president, the National Public Radio (NPR) reported.
Kamala Harris Inspires Women Leaders in Her Ancestral Indian Village
In the state of Tamil Nadu, where Harris’s maternal grandfather was born more than a century ago, locals are rooting for the ‘American lady’