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India coronavirus cases cross 5 million in ‘worse-than-sci-fi’ pandemic
Sep 16, 2020 10:26Coronavirus infections in India soared past five million on Wednesday, as a WHO envoy warned the pandemic was ‘still at the beginning.’
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Russia to sell 100mn doses of COVID-19 vaccine to India
Sep 16, 2020 07:58Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has reportedly reached a deal to sell 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, called Sputnik-V, to a major pharmaceutical company in India.
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Iran to sign $2.2 billion deal to develop Farzad gas field: Zangeneh
Sep 15, 2020 11:31Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says Iran will sign a deal worth $2.2 billion to develop the offshore Farzad B gas field.
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China to release 5 Indian ‘intelligence agents’: Report
Sep 12, 2020 11:48China will release five Indian intelligence agents who were detained earlier this month in a region bordering Tibet against the backdrop of an agreement between Beijing and New Delhi to work for peace.
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India coronavirus infections surge to 4.3 million
Sep 09, 2020 11:47India reported 89,706 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking its total caseload to 4.3 million, data from the federal health ministry showed.
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Foreign ministers of Iran, India discuss trade ties, major regional issues: FM Zarif
Sep 09, 2020 01:42Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he exchanged views with his visiting Indian counterpart about ways to expand bilateral relations, particularly in the trade arena, and the important issues facing the region.
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Russia completes early trials of second potential COVID-19 vaccine: Interfax
Sep 08, 2020 11:47Siberia's Vector virology institute on Tuesday completed early-stage human trials, known as Phase II, of a second potential Russian vaccine against COVID-19, the state consumer safety watchdog was cited by the Interfax news agency as saying.
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Indian FM in Tehran ahead of visit to Moscow
Sep 08, 2020 09:36Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is in the Iranian capital for talks over bilateral ties as well as regional developments.
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India’s gamble on China policy looking like a bad bet
Sep 07, 2020 11:14India’s China strategy has looked shaky over the last 10 months. It looks as though India has been facing severe anguish after it tried to tilt toward “the West” to counter China. The indefinitely protracted Sino-Indian military standoff in Ladakh has made New Delhi’s jitteriness more palpable recently.
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Indian defense chief holds 'very fruitful’ talks on visit to Tehran
Sep 06, 2020 06:36Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has visited Tehran where he held “very fruitful” talks his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Amir Hatami, saying they exchanged views on regional security and bilateral ties.