Pars Today
Russia's President Vladimir Putin says the shift away from the US dollar in internal trade among the members of the BRICS, an intercontinental geopolitical bloc, is an "irreversible process."
President Ebrahim Raeisi of Iran and Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi have discussed the ways to enhance bilateral relations, mutual cooperation and the realization of the full potential of Chabahar Port.
Leaders of the BRICS countries are set to meet in South Africa for their annual summit next week to discuss the potential expansion of the group of major emerging economies and turning it into a geopolitical bloc to challenge Western dominance.
Chinese and Indian military commanders have agreed to de-escalate tensions and pledged to “maintain the peace and tranquility” along their disputed border, which has seen violent clashes over the past few years.
The Indian ambassador to Iran has called for efforts to boost economic interaction between Tehran and New Delhi, saying the current economic ties do not correspond to the depth of friendship between the two nations.
New Development Bank (NDB) launched by the BRICS bloc aims to increase local currency fundraising and lending, amid Western sanctions against founding shareholder Russia, South African Finance Ministry has announced.
The Indian government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defeated a no-confidence motion in the parliament.
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has highlighted the significant role of BRICS in driving global economic growth, saying the Islamic Republic can be a “reliable and influential” partner of the five-member bloc of emerging economies.
The Punjab and Haryana high court in India has halted the administration's demolition drive of houses, questioning the local government-sanctioned measure as an “exercise of ethnic cleansing” by the state.
More than 300 Muslim homes and shops have been demolished by government authorities in India’s state of Haryana state in just four days, almost a week after a deadly attack on a mosque by a Hindu mob in a Muslim-majority district of the northern region.