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UN urges India, Pakistan to stay calm as Kashmir heats up
Aug 06, 2019 07:07The United Nations (UN) has urged India and Pakistan to maintain peace as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors escalate again in the wake of New Delhi’s move to strip the disputed Kashmir region of its special autonomy.
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India strips Kashmir of autonomous status; Pakistan warns of 'all options'
Aug 05, 2019 08:43The Indian government has scrapped the special autonomy status for the disputed region of Kashmir as part of attempts to fully integrate the Muslim-majority region with the rest of the country.
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Lockdown in Kashmir as India sends in thousands more troops
Aug 05, 2019 02:09Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir placed large parts of the disputed region under lockdown early Monday while India sent in tens of thousands of additional troops and traded accusations of clashes with Pakistan at their de facto border.
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War of words escalates between India, Pakistan as tensions run high over Kashmir
Aug 04, 2019 10:50Tensions have flared up between India and Pakistan, with the two nuclear-armed neighbors trading accusations over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
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India inks $215mln contract with Russia to buy air-to-air missiles for Su-30 jets
Jul 30, 2019 08:06India signed $215 million deal with Russia to purchase of around 300 R-73 extended range air to air missile for its frontline fighter jet Su-30MKI, ANI reported citing government sources.
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Iran releases impounded oil tanker's Indian crewmen, grants consular access to others
Jul 26, 2019 07:08After impounding two oil tankers for legal violations in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has released a number of the crewmen and has granted consular access to other remaining crew members.
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Pakistan remands alleged mastermind of Mumbai attacks for 14 days
Jul 25, 2019 00:17A court in Pakistan has remanded to custody a terror suspect accused of masterminding a four-day attack on India’s financial capital, Mumbai, in 2008, his lawyer says.
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Iran ready to invest in major Indian refinery: Ambassador
Jul 18, 2019 01:43Iran’s ambassador to India has said that his country would not halt planned investment in a major Indian refinery despite US sanctions that have affected the country’s oil incomes.
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Pakistan fully reopens airspace as India tensions ease
Jul 16, 2019 04:51Pakistan has fully reopened its airspace to civil aviation, months after it imposed restrictions following an aerial confrontation with neighboring India.
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India bank trebles number of branches dealing with Iran: Report
Jul 13, 2019 11:25A major Indian trade bank has significantly expanded its operations meant to circumvent US sanctions against Iran, a report by an Indian newspaper shows.