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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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The world is de-dollarizing
Jul 23, 2019 10:39What if tomorrow nobody but the United States would use the US-dollar?
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India’s ‘free-riding’ strategy dooms SAARC
Jul 22, 2019 10:25The nationalist politics that assured Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a second term in office – and particularly his determination to isolate Pakistan – has doomed the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in favor of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
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A water treaty is what the world needs
Jul 19, 2019 19:30The world has enough water for 7 billion people, but not if countries waste, hoard, or weaponize it, says Conn Hallinan, a ‘Foreign Policy In Focus’ columnist for ‘Common Dreams’, titled: “A Water Treaty is What the World Needs”.
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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.
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India staring at a water apocalypse
Jul 08, 2019 14:08A combination of climate change, bad policies and political apathy is steadily pushing India into a catastrophic water crisis that threatens stability in South Asia. Recent studies document that glaciers feeding the Indian subcontinent’s rivers will recede rapidly, while rapid ground water depletion poses an existential challenge to agriculture.
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Russia-India-China share a room with a view
Jul 04, 2019 16:55The most important trilateral meeting at the G20 in Osaka was confined to a shoddy environment unworthy of Japan’s unrivaled aesthetic minimalism. Japan excels in perfect planning and execution. So it’s hard to take this setup as an unfortunate “accident.” At least the – unofficial – Russia-India-China summit at the sidelines of the G20 transcended the fate of an interior decorator deserving to commit seppuku.