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How the US and Iran arrived on the brink of war

ThePrint takes a look at how tensions built up between US and Iran, the oil politics and the stand of European Union in this crisis.

United Airlines suspends Newark-Mumbai route after Iran shoots down US drone

While it is unclear if the drone was over international or Iranian waters, this decision comes during rising tensions between the two countries.

Iran tensions prompt US lawmakers to revisit Trump’s powers to go to war

After Iran shot down US drone, 2 Democratic Senators sought vote blocking funds for military action without explicit authorisation from Congress.

Pakistan has been invaded by millions of locusts from Iran

Millions of insects have recently invaded Sindh, Pakistan’s second-largest cotton producing province and threaten its prized cotton crop.

Iran threatens to breach uranium stockpile limit set by 2015 nuclear deal

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The US can stop Persian Gulf ship attacks without going to war with Iran

It is far too soon to default to a purely military solution. The US still has cards to play, and should hit the brakes on an escalation with Iran.

Arab unity remains a desert mirage as Islamic world is more divided than ever

While Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain have been belligerent toward Iran, countries like Qatar, Kuwait and Oman have maintained ties with it.

With eye on India & China, US warns of sanctions on Iran oil imports beyond agreed limit

The Trump administration, which is looking to cut Iran's oil exports to zero, last month refused to give waivers to countries like India.

US rules out exemptions from its Iran oil sanctions to India, other countries

The Trump administration said its pressure campaign was working and reiterated its position on not sanctioning waivers to countries looking to buy oil from Iran.

Modi govt plans to resume oil imports from Iran, skirt US sanctions

New govt plans to hold talks with Iran at the earliest to discuss ways to resume oil imports and is even looking to pay in Indian currency.

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Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.