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By briskly appointing an ambassador to Kabul, China has emitted that it is planning to reconfigure its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative projects. There are signals that China may focus …

The BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) after expected expansion is curiously broadening its horizons where the clout of the US is waning – the Middle East. With the announcement of new entries, …

India and Iran on Thursday agreed upon fast-tracking infrastructure cooperation, focusing especially on Chabahar project and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). The bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s phone call with Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi on Friday comes at a crucial juncture as both leaders get ready to meet in Johannesburg next week …

Acknowledging India’s growth as an emerging power, Tehran has urged New Delhi to accelerate the process of Iran’s admission to the powerful five-member BRICS grouping that includes Brazil, Russia, India, …

Notwithstanding the teething problems in the rupee-ruble payments mechanism, India’s oil imports from Russia further increased in June with a record high of 2.2. million barrels per day (bpd) being …

As India and Iran reboot their ties, issues related to food security and cooperation in the agriculture sector are set to be the edifice, going ahead. The two countries have …

Russia has promised to eliminate legal and logistical hurdles preventing the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) from becoming the main transport route of Eurasia in the future. The large-scale 7,200 …

Three months after the announcement of the Beijing Accord that, with Chinese mediation, normalised relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia after a seven-month hiatus, West Asia continues to exude optimism …

A new alliance is in the formation in Asia. China, Iran and Pakistan organised their first trilateral counter-terrorism conference in Beijing on Wednesday. The three nations, of which two are …

Less than 12 hours after Iran unveiled its first hypersonic missile ‘Fattah’, the United States announced sanctions against a number of companies involved in Tehran’s missile programme, including those operating …

Calwaddo (Goa): In a world undergoing deep transition, India will engage with the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers to secure its interests in Eurasia, where China is the …

When Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud spoke over the phone on Friday, they did not just discuss topical bilateral topics and issues …

Jeddah:  Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian met in Beijing to discuss the next steps of their diplomatic rapprochement, the …

Three recent developments underscore the enduring geopolitical significance of the port of Chabahar. First, was the Chinese role in normalizing the Iran-Saudi Arabia relations. Second development was the trilateral naval …

Iran is ready to provide gas facilities to Pakistan in a bid to resolve Pakistan’s energy problems. The South Asian country is facing an energy crisis and came out of …

The Gwadar Haq Do Tehreek (Give rights to Gwadar) leader Maulana Hidayat Ur Rehman was sent to three-day remand by an anti-terrorism court in Quetta on Monday. He had been …

The first crane of Russian origin has been delivered to India, carried by ship from Saint Petersburg in a 14,000-km voyage that lasted for more than 20 days. Ibis will …

Soon after a devastating attack on Pakistani soldiers near the Iran border, called the Goldsmith line, insurgent group Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) released its annual report for 2022. The report …

In one of its rare public divulgences, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday that four Pakistani security personnel were killed in firing across the Pakistan-Iran border in Balochistan’s …

Russia will soon start delivering Sukhoi-35 fighter jets and defence systems to Iran, a top Iranian politician has confirmed to the local media in Tehran. Shahriar Heidari, a member of …