Besides India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, no representations from the Himalayan countries, Nepal and Bhutan, were reported by the media or their ministries at Khamenei’s funeral.
Invitation handed over to MEA Tuesday. Funeral procession begins on 4 July until burial on 9 July, travelling from Tehran to Qom, Najaf & Karbala before interment in Mashhad.
Of the 11 member countries, six—Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, South Africa, Egypt & Ethiopia—are likely to be represented at FM-level, and the rest at deputy FM-level.
When questioned over the status of the Strait of Hormuz, Mohammad Fathali, the Iranian Ambassador to India, said Tehran is willing to work with New Delhi.
India is too close to Israel for Iran’s trust, yet still blindsided. It risks losing assets like Chabahar port and export markets, while key partners don’t factor in its concerns.
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.
Ajinkya Rahane was at the heart of India's rise under Kohli and Shastri. Nowhere was his understated value more immortalised than during the 2020–21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Combined sales of urea, DAP, MOP and complex fertilisers rose 25 percent in April even as Modi asked farmers to cut chemical fertiliser use by up to half to save soil and foreign exchange
The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.
Honourable Vice President could have represented India. An all party delegation accommodated on the special flight. 2. India will need to rework the relationship with Iran. Master of the Strait of Hormuz. An economical source for at least 20% of the oil and natural gas we import.
Honourable Vice President could have represented India. An all party delegation accommodated on the special flight. 2. India will need to rework the relationship with Iran. Master of the Strait of Hormuz. An economical source for at least 20% of the oil and natural gas we import.