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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicIndia-Iran

Topic: India-Iran

India in talks with Iran to secure safe passage for over 20 tankers through Hormuz

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has spoken to Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi three times in recent days, the ministry has said.

Nehru and Modi’s dilemmas are similar. Secret documents on 1953 nuclear crisis show

As critics accuse PM Modi of surrendering national sovereignty and India’s moral compass over Iran crisis, declassified documents show the dilemmas he faces are not new.

India has lost the language for Iran

When the British replaced Persian with English as the administrative language in 1837, they uprooted a seven-century tradition that had become, in every sense, Indian.

As thousands protest Khamenei killing in Kashmir Valley, 50 arrested, AI drones watch ‘troublemakers’

Police say crackdown targeted individuals who raised provocative slogans against India, not mourners. AI-enabled facial recognition drone cameras used for identification.

Genetics, biotechnology, robotics—India’s MoU with Iranian universities are in limbo

A senior professor from Jamia Millia Islamia University told ThePrint that the tenure of most of the university’s partnerships was either over or was on the verge of expiry.

Torpedoed by US, Frigate Dena was ‘guest of India’s Navy, struck without warning’—Iran’s Araghchi

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that a US submarine sank the IRIS Dena with a Mark 48 torpedo, calling it 'the first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since WW2'.

India-Iran ties were always more promise than reality. Real risk for us is a distracted US

Iran becomes an added concern for India because Trump could have one more reason to lose focus.

India calls for ‘early’ end to Iran conflict during Ramadan, still silent on Khamenei’s killing

As US-Israel conflict with Iran continues for fourth day, India calls for dialogue and diplomacy to de-escalate the situation. Almost 10 million Indians live in West Asia.

Iran maintained strategic ties with India while Khamenei remained critical of Modi govt

From J-K protests to Delhi riots, Iran’s Supreme Leader often made critical remarks on India’s internal affairs, while govt in Tehran maintained balanced strategic ties with Delhi.

India keen to ‘manage situation’ at Chabahar, says Iranian envoy Mohammad Fathali

India has been winding up its operations at Chabahar port after Trump, upon his return to the White House, upped the ante on Iran, removing sanctions waiver for the port.

On Camera

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.