India

Leader: India must stop killing Muslims to avoid isolation in Muslim world

Mar 05, 2020 11:01

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the government of India against continued massacre of Muslims, saying that the current pogrom going on against Muslim people in the South Asian country will lead to isolation of New Delhi in the Islamic world.
Iranians launch social media campaign against India's anti-Muslim approach

Mar 05, 2020 09:48

Iranian social media users have launched a campaign against India’s discriminatory measures targeting Muslims and the deadly acts of violence perpetrated by pro-government extremist mobs towards the country’s largest religious minority.
Amid anti-Muslim violence, India sees more protests

Mar 04, 2020 14:23

In India, latest reports are of more protests amid a recent wave of sectarian riot which has left several dozen Muslims dead and hundreds more injured in the capital New Delhi over a time span of one week.
Iran: Protest near India Embassy condemns deadly violence against Muslims

Mar 04, 2020 04:38

Iranian people, university and seminary students hold a protest in front of the Indian Embassy in the capital Tehran against the recent massacre of scores of Muslims by Hindu mobs amid New Delhi’s discriminatory measures targeting subscribers of Islam.
Investment requests pile up for Iran’s only oceanic port

Mar 03, 2020 12:49

As many as 53 companies have requested to invest in Chabahar, Iran’s only oceanic port, a senior official says.
Iran's FM condemns organized violence against Muslims in India

Mar 03, 2020 04:31

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned the recent wave of violence against Muslims in India, noting dialogue is the best solution to the problem plaguing the South Asian country.
Indian police arrest 100s after deadly anti-Muslim violence by Hindu mobs

Feb 29, 2020 09:00

Police authorities in India have announced the arrest of hundreds following the worst anti-Muslim violence by Hindu nationalists that began on the eve of a state visit by US President Donald Trump, infamous for his anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies.
Immigration and discrimination: Two shared common interests

Feb 28, 2020 13:50

Modi's introduction of the Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, which allows Hindus, Sikhs, Christians and a host of other religious minorities access to citizenship in India from neighboring countries, has sparked protests nationwide, in a country that has a Muslim population of over 200 million.
India: Modi breaks silence over sectarian violence

Feb 26, 2020 14:13

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed for calm following days of clashes between Hindus and minority Muslims that left nearly two dozen people dead and hundreds more injured across the capital New Delhi.
US, India agree on military deal worth $3 billion: Trump

Feb 25, 2020 09:12

In India, US President Donald Trump has talked of an agreement between New Delhi and Washington for the purchase of American military equipment, including attack helicopters, worth more than $3 billion.