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TopicAhmed Shah Massoud

Topic: Ahmed Shah Massoud

Ahmad Shah Massoud—‘The Afghan who won the Cold War’ and outsmarted Gen Zia-ul-Haq, CIA

In 'Afghan Napoleon', Sandy Gall delves deep into the life of Massoud, who proved himself as the 'outstanding Afghan guerrilla leader'.

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Our people should learn Persian, your people should learn our languages: Nehru in Iran

On 21 September 1959, PM Jawaharlal Nehru delivered an address at a public function organised by the Indo-Iranian Association in Tehran during his four-day visit to the country.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.