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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicIndia-Iran

Topic: India-Iran

Jaishankar to attend swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi tomorrow

Ministry of External Affairs Wednesday announced that Dr S Jaishankar will call on the president and also meet other leaders during the two-day visit to Iran.

Iran and Russia’s anxiety over surging Taliban will be key to India’s new Afghan policy

As India braces itself for a Taliban-dominated regime in Afghanistan, New Delhi’s role in Kabul’s strategic frame should outlive the Ashraf Ghani government.

PM Modi congratulates Iran’s new president Ebrahim Raisi on election victory

Ebrahim Raisi, former head of Iran's judiciary, won a landslide victory in the country's presidential elections Saturday.

Iran bans flights from India and Pakistan amid spike in Covid infections

Several other countries in the region, including the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Kuwait, also have banned flights to and from India over the rise in coronavirus cases there.

India has accelerated work on Chabahar Port, likely to be operational by May: US report

In 2015, India agreed to help develop Iran's Chabahar Port and an associated railway that would enable India to trade with Afghanistan unimpeded by Pakistan.

India has ‘no immediate plans’ to resume oil purchases from Iran after Trump’s White House exit

The incoming Joe Biden administration will take time to lift Trump’s sanctions and return to the Iran nuclear deal, so India is adopting a cautious approach.

India could lose basmati rice market in Iran to Pakistan as US sanctions disrupt payments

Tehran and New Delhi explore barter trading options even as Iran has stepped up importing basmati rice from Pakistan. 

Jaishankar in Iran as India’s worried about China deal & Beijing ‘grabbing’ Chabahar Port

Foreign Minister Jaishankar met his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif amid concerns over alliance proposed by Iran, which will include China, Turkey, Russia & Pakistan.

Rajnath Singh discusses bilateral ties, regional security with Iran in ‘fruitful meeting’

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Iran comes a day after he voiced India's deep concern about the situation in the Persian Gulf.

Oil, Chabahar, ‘violence against Muslims’ — why India-Iran ties are going into free fall

The Iranian establishment has criticised India for ‘organised violence’ against Muslims, and New Delhi has reprimanded the country’s envoy.

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.