India is unable to develop the Chabahar-Zahedan rail link under the second phase of the project due to US sanctions. Iran says there's ‘no limit’ to its relations with New Delhi.
Jaishankar is expected to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani days after the US provided a rare exemption to India from sanctions on the Chabahar port in Iran.
Iranian Ambassador to India Ali Chegeni has said Tehran may look at other markets to procure soymeal, rice if India does not resume normal trade ties with Iran.
The fund allocation for Chabahar Port in Iran, which India is developing, was slashed by more than half to Rs 45 crore from Rs 150 crore in this Union Budget.
European, Chinese suppliers of equipment are reluctant to deliver as they fear adverse impact on their business with US after it imposed sanctions on Iran.
This confrontation looks subcontracted—escalation to re-establish Pakistan's indispensability to outside capitals while squeezing Afghanistan back under an old paradigm.
CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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