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2019-06-27 23:48
At the G20, Trump will see failure everywhere he looks
This weekend's G20 in Japan will be about as much fun for US President Donald Trump as bathing with a scouring pad. Even a man who enjoys confrontation as much as Trump can't be too excited at the failure that awaits him in Osaka.
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2019-06-08 17:58
Iran discover fate in FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers
TEHRAN – Iran are drawn in Group E along with Saudi Arabia, Syria and Qatar in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers.
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2019-05-21 19:52
Chabahar exemption from sanctions really contributory for Afghan, Indian economies?
Despite what it appears at first glance, the U.S. is not going to help the people of Afghanistan through what is called “Chabahar Port’s exemption from sanctions”, but it in fact increases the transit costs of their commodities by imposing sanctions on Iran and consequently putting further restrictions on Afghan merchants.
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2019-05-17 20:10
Indian Shias donate $715,000 to Iran’s flood victims
TEHRAN — Shia Muslims in India have made contributions of 30 billion rials (nearly $715,000) to help victims of recent floods in Iran, Mehr news agency reported on Friday.
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2019-05-15 20:45
Zarif says Iran most sustainable, secure partner in region
TEHRAN (FNA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that his country is most reliable and secure country in the region, voicing Tehran’s readiness for broadening regional cooperation.
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2019-05-14 18:00
Zarif says Iran is concerned about ‘suspicious acts of sabotage’ in region
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran had already predicted that some would carry out measures to heighten regional tensions and had voiced concerns about dangerous measures taken by U.S. hardliners.
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2019-04-27 12:06
By Marjohn Sheikhi
Women have more powerful stories to tell, Indian director Praveen Morchhale says
'Widow of Silence' directed by Praveen Morchhale
TEHRAN– Indian director and script writer Praveen Morchhale, whose ‘Widow of Silence’ is competing at 37th FIFF in Tehran, believes that women have more powerful stories to tell, and cinema can play a role to improve their situation in the world.
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2019-04-14 12:23
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Odds stacked against Modi in India elections
After the political razzmatazz of many weeks, general election is finally underway in India, ballyhooed as the ‘largest democratic exercise in the world’.
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2019-03-18 22:25
India to not cut any deal with China or others to blacklist JeM chief at UNSC
TEHRAN - India and China, the two regional economic and political heavyweights, have been locked in a wrangle over blacklisting the chief of Pakistan-based militant outfit Jaish e Mohammad (JeM).
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2019-03-18 22:22
India, Pakistan threatened to unleash missiles at each other
TEHRAN - Tensions have been running high between India and Pakistan since India conducted a surgical strike inside the Pakistani territory followed by Pakistani air raids and capture of an Indian pilot.
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2019/03/18
By A. G. Noorani
Kashmir matters, and Kashmiris too
TEHRAN- Relations between India and Pakistan have nosedived since Narendra Modi became prime minister in 2014. If anyone thought that he would make up the loss by a conciliatory policy towards Kashmiris, they were mistaken. It was never part of his agenda. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) would have none of it. The game is to accuse dissent within Kashmir as a movement that is Pakistani sponsored, and ruthlessly crush it.
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2019-03-17 10:15
China wants ‘discussions’ on blacklisting JeM chief
TEHRAN - China and India, the two regional heavyweights, are again at loggerheads, this time over China blocking the move to blacklist a Pakistan-based chief of a terrorist outfit.
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2019/03/17
Dr. Abid Hussain
Christchurch carnage must silence the breed of Islam-bashers
TEHRAN - Daoud Nabi was the first victim of the Christchurch mosque shootings on Friday. He was standing at the door when the terrorist barged inside Masjid Al Noor mosque brandishing his semi-automatic weapon.
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2019-03-15 20:04
Tehran calls for peaceful resolution of Pakistan-India conflict
TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday that he has spoken with Pakistani’s Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua over the phone, calling for “de-escalation and peaceful resolution of Pakistan-India conflict.”
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2019-03-15 14:42
Iranian duo win two bronzes at Asian Youth Athletics Championships
TEHRAN - Fatemeh Sima Shadkam and Sahand Nouri both won bronze medals for Iran at the 2019 Asian Youth Athletics Championships.
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2019-03-13 21:57
‘Pakistan deploys F-16 jets along India border’
TEHRAN - While strenuous efforts have been made by various stakeholders to facilitate a de-escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan, everything does not seem to be hunky-dory as yet.
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2019/03/13
By Darius Shahtahmasebi
U.S. rubbing both India and Pakistan wrong way
TEHRAN - As India and Pakistan iron out a few significant differences after a near brush with each other’s militaries, the U.S. has been quietly enacting a trade war strategy against India, a key ally of Washington.
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2019-03-13 20:28
India in talks with U.S. over sanctions waiver
TEHRAN - To ensure extension of exemptions from U.S. sanctions, India has been engaged in extensive deliberations with the U.S. authorities, according to Indian petroleum officials.
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2019-03-12 10:10
Pakistan not yet out of the woods, says Qureshi
TEHRAN - Despite de-escalation of tensions after weeks of saber-rattling, Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday said Pakistan still was not out of the woods.
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2019-03-12 10:08
Kashmir newspapers run blank front pages
TEHRAN - To register their protest against the government’s move to stop advertisements to two prominent newspapers in Indian-controlled Kashmir, newspapers in the region ran blank front pages on Sunday.
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2019-03-12 09:58
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Battle lines drawn for India elections; Modi and Gandhi main challengers
TEHRAN _ Battle lines are drawn and countdown has virtually begun for the biggest electoral showdown on the earth – the elections for India’s parliament – scheduled in April.
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2019-03-10 10:15
India’s Pakistan envoy returns to Islamabad
TEHRAN - In a move that marks the de-escalation of political and diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan, New Delhi’s envoy to Islamabad joined back office on Wednesday.
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2019-03-10 10:08
U.S. asks its citizens not to visit Kashmir
TEHRAN - Following escalation of tensions in the region, the U.S. government has issued a travel advisory for its nationals, asking them not to visit “most of Jammu and Kashmir”.
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2019-03-10 10:07
‘Pakistani won't allow its soil to be used for terrorist activities'
TEHRAN -In last few weeks, since the saber-rattling between the two South Asian nuclear giants took them to the brink of a full-fledged war, the role of Pakistani premier in de-escalating tensions has been significant.
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2019-03-09 20:36
Chabahar port has turned into symbol of cooperation between Iran and India
Rouhani receives credentials of six ambassadors
TEHRAN – On Saturday President Hassan Rouhani received credentials of the new ambassadors of Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Congo, Malta, India and Iraq.
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2019-03-09 10:40
By Asif Durrani
Lessons from the Indian brinkmanship
What lessons have we learnt from Mr. Modi’s misadventure in the past week? Alertness to face the enemy on the diplomatic and military fronts has been the major takeaway for Pakistan of this episode which won accolades globally from friends and foes. The second important lesson which our policy makers may have learnt is that in the international arena, it is your own prowess which saves the day for you. Third and most important gain from Pakistan’s point of view has been the internationalization of Kashmir dispute, much to the chagrin of India. Fourth, and pleasantly surprising for Pakistan, was Russian offer of mediation between Pakistan and India, which, of course, India did not like a bit.
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2019-03-08 20:18
Zarif, Swaraj hold talks on regional developments
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj exchanged views about a range of issues, including the latest developments in the region, according to a report by the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
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2019-03-06 22:08
Seven of top ten most-polluted cities in India
TEHRAN - In a shocking revelation belying India’s tall claims of rapid economic progress and development, seven of the top ten most polluted cities in the world are in India. A study by Greenpeace showing South Asia’s fight against deteriorating air quality and its toll on global economy was released on Tuesday.
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2019-03-06 22:06
Trump’s next trade war with India; India’s preferential trade status ended
TEHRAN - It is official: U.S. President Donald Trump’s next trade war is going to be with India, and his decision to end India’s preferential trade status bears testimony to that.
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2019/03/06
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
India’s war-crazy TV media stoops to new low
TEHRAN - Truth is the first casualty of war, said Greek playwright Aeschylus. The phrase has been interminably used to explain and contextualize the gross misrepresentation of facts in the event of war.
