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Friday, February 20, 2026
TopicIranian oil

Topic: Iranian oil

Iran nuclear deal figures in talks between Modi and Raisi in Samarkand

Nayanima Basu -
PM Narendra Modi and President Ebrahim Raisi took stock of the Iran nuclear deal. New Delhi hints that the purchase of crude from Tehran, which stopped in 2019, depends on it.

Iran expects ‘friend’ India to resume oil purchases soon, says envoy Chegeni

Nayanima Basu -
Ambassador Ali Chegeni says Iran & India will open ‘new chapter’ in bilateral ties under new President Raisi. Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian set to visit India later this month.

India resists US pressure on S-400 in Pompeo-Jaishankar meet, gives in on Iran oil

Jyoti Malhotra -
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Wednesday, and the two showcased an easy camaraderie at the press briefing.

How the US and Iran arrived on the brink of war

Laura Oprescu -
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.

Amid soaring US-Iran tensions, a look at why and how the situation escalated this far

Srijan Shukla -
While the US has ended waivers on imports of Iranian oil, Iran withdrew partially from the 2015 nuclear deal earlier this month.

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Opinion

India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

Catherine Thorbecke -
The challenge of translating the AI wave into livelihoods is a bigger governing test for PM Modi than collecting selfies with Silicon Valley’s elite.

‘Good old days of bonhomie’ between New Delhi and Dhaka won’t be easy

Middle powers are showing unprecedented agency. To offset unsteady US era

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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