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Iranian railway to provide landlocked Afghanistan with a lifeline
Jul 08, 2020 23:47A 610-kilometer railway connecting Iran’s only ocean port of Chabahar to Zahedan near the eastern border would provide a lifeline to the landlocked Afghanistan, a country where the transport system has been hampered by years of war and a fierce rivalry between two major neighbors of India and Pakistan.
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Jailed Indian officer in Pakistan refuses to appeal death sentence for espionage
Jul 08, 2020 11:56A former Indian naval officer on death row in Pakistan for alleged spying has refused to lodge an appeal against his conviction, an official said Wednesday, and will try for a military pardon instead.
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Iranian official says Chabahar route will outshine Suez Canal
Jul 06, 2020 06:45An Iranian official responsible for development and administrative affairs at Iran’s largest ocean Port of Chabahar says the gateway will soon eclipse the Suez Canal in providing a quicker trade link between Europe and Asia.
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India's Modi rallies troops at China border after deadly clash
Jul 04, 2020 06:03Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rallied the country’s troops near a disputed frontier with China, amid heightened tensions in the area following a deadly clash that killed 20 Indian soldiers.
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India approves purchase of Russian fighter jets despite US sanction threats
Jul 03, 2020 07:35India has approved buying 33 Russian fighter jets, worth more than $2.4 billion, despite US threats to impose sanctions on the country over transactions with Moscow.
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Indian military killed 229 in Kashmir in first half of 2020: Group
Jul 02, 2020 09:21A rights group says 229 people have been killed during military operations in the Indian-administered Kashmir so far this year.
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Killing of grandpa in Indian-controlled Kashmir sparks new wave of rage
Jul 02, 2020 02:58Hundreds of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir have denounced the killing of a civilian during an encounter between New Delhi forces and pro-independence fighters in the disputed Himalayan valley.
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Worst virus fears realized in poor or war-torn countries
Jul 01, 2020 08:49Coronavirus lockdowns are likely the most effective safeguard, but they have exacted a heavy toll even on middle-class families in Europe and North America, and are economically devastating in developing countries. India’s lockdown, the world’s largest, caused countless migrant workers in major cities to lose their jobs overnight.
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Six dead, 16 injured in India boiler blast
Jul 01, 2020 06:16At least six people have died and 16 were injured in a boiler blast at NLC India Ltd's power plant in Neyveli in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, local police said on Wednesday, in the site's second such explosion in two months.
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Muslims in Kashmir fear demographic shift amid Indian ambitions
Jun 30, 2020 01:41Social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in Kashmir are filled with angry posts from people who got their newly issued domicile resident certificates.