NEW DELHI: India is keeping its fingers crossed in the wake of heightened U.S.-Iran tensions, concerned it could impact its plans for the development of Chabahar port in Iran. The U.S. recently granted India a “narrow waiver” from sanctions for the port’s development. The waiver is significant as it’s been given in writing for the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Persian Gulf teetered closer to war with Iran firing ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases in Iraq—Irbil in the north and Al Assad in the west. Iran’s state TV said 80 “American terrorists” were killed in the 15 missiles that were fired. But U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted “all is well” and […]Read More
Is the Persian Gulf on the brink of war? Talmiz Ahmed, India’s former ambassador to Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, believes none of the protagonists want war. Iran has been weakened by sanctions, Donald Trump has no interest in sending U.S. troops into another conflict. It is conceivable that tensions will die […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Iran says its current tensions vis a vis the U.S. won’t affect India. But it’s hard to see how India can remain untouched by the new headwinds blowing across the Persian Gulf. Tehran appears to be moving closer to abrogating the 2015 nuclear deal, vowing to disregard limits on nuclear fuel enrichment, the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The recent handover of 13 captured Indian ISIS fighters by the Afghan government has confirmed to Indian intelligence agencies that the global terrorist organisation is determined to not only to expand its footprint in India, but also to get more Indian fighters to do it. Though India has been prepared for the ISIS threat […]Read More
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