India, Iran discuss Afghanistan, Chabahar port
Afghanistan and expansion of Iran’s Chabahar port dominated discussions between visiting Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohd Ali Fathollahi and the Indian leaders on Friday.
TAPI natural gas pipeline through Afghanistan revived
The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline, first proposed in 1995, is back on the drawing boards.
Chinese missile could shift Pacific power balance
Nothing projects U.S. global air and sea power more vividly than supercarriers. Bristling with fighter jets that can reach deep into even landlocked trouble zones, America's virtually invincible carrier fleet has long enforced its dominance of the high seas.
Power play in East Asia
Two recent developments in East Asia ― one in Northeast Asia and the other in Southeast Asia ― have brought to the fore some of the latent tensions in the region.
US Urges Japan To Take "Strong Measures" Against Iran
The United States on Wednesday urged Japan, which has long been having good relations with Iran, to emulate Europe and take "strong measures" to punish Tehran over its controversial uranium-enrichment program.
US-China tensions over South China Sea
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s provocative stance at the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) security forum last month, where she voiced opposition to China’s claims in the South China Sea, has inflamed another global flashpoint.
To engage Iran, India looks to beat US, UN sanctions by being creative
In the clearest indication so far of New Delhi’s intent to do business with Tehran despite the growing international isolation of Iran over its nuclear weapons programme, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has proposed “creative mechanisms” to insulate Indian enterprises from the adverse impact of UN and US sanctions.
Iran rebuilds silk route
Iran has embarked on a series of ambitious projects to revive the historic Silk Road, moves aimed at expanding its regional influence and overcoming Western efforts to isolate it.
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