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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
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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2019-03-12 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 10:13
India signs deal to lease Russian submarine
TEHRAN _ Taking their defense partnership to the next level, India has inked a $3 billion agreement to lease a third Russian nuclear-powered submarine for 10 years.
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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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2019-03-06 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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2019-03-05 10:33
Trump alleges India is a ‘ very high-tariff nation’
TEHRAN - In an indication of another simmering trade war between the United States and India, U.S. President Donald Trump has alleged that India is a very high-tariff nation
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2019-03-05 10:20
India, Russia inaugurate plant to produce AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles
TEHRAN - Taking their defense partnership to the next level, India and Russia on Sunday inaugurated a plant that will produce AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles.
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2019-03-04 20:12
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Israeli footprint in India-Pakistan saber-rattling
TEHRAN - Last Tuesday when Indian air force conducted pre-dawn ‘surgical strike’ in neighboring Pakistan, the relations between the two nuclear powers and regional giants touched a new low.
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2019/03/03
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Khan outmaneuvers Modi with his statesmanship
TEHRAN - It appears that better sense has prevailed between the two warring South Asian neighbors – India and Pakistan – with military belligerence coming to a halt, at least for now.
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2019-02-28 13:13
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
‘Events unfolding between India and Pakistan very frightening’
TEHRAN - The heightened tensions between India and Pakistan – the two warring neighbors – in the wake of recent terror attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir have brought them on the warpath again.
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2019-02-26 13:57
India foreign secretary says jets hit Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Pakistan, but Islamabad denies casualties in air raids.
India launches air raids on Pakistani territory
Indian fighter jets on Tuesday crossed into Pakistani territory, conducting what the foreign ministry in New Delhi termed a "non-military pre-emptive action" against armed group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), dramatically escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours weeks after a suicide attack in the disputed Kashmir region.
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2019-02-26 10:32
Pakistan PM says he is in ‘favor of peace’
TEHRAN - Amidst the shrill rhetoric of war and retaliation, Pakistani prime minister has again extended an olive branch to India, saying he is in favor of peace in the region.
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2019-02-21 09:01
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Pakistan PM offers cooperation, demands ‘actionable evidence’ from India
TEHRAN - Almost a week after a deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 44 members of India’s central reserve police force, Pakistan’s premier finally broke his silence on Tuesday.
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2019/02/17
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
After Kashmir attack, war drums beating again
TEHRAN - The war drums are beating again, this time deafeningly. Following the ghastly attack on a military convoy in Indian controlled Kashmir on Thursday, which left more than 40 dead, India is seeking revenge.
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2019-02-11 23:51
China protests Modi’s visit to Arunachal
TEHRAN - Bringing India-China border dispute again in spotlight, China this week protested the visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
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2019-02-07 01:32
Bangladesh seeks India’s help to resolve Rohingya crisis
TEHRAN _ Bangladesh will seek more Indian support to resolve the Rohingya crisis as foreign minister AK Abdul Momen visits New Delhi on Wednesday in his maiden overseas tour since his party retained power in the controversial elections late last year.
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2019-02-04 23:22
Modi visits Kashmir amid complete shutdown
First time since his Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled out of the coalition government in Indian controlled Kashmir late last year, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the conflict-torn region on Sunday.
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2019-02-04 23:20
India elections: Congress seeks to dislodge Modi’s BJP from power
It’s the election season again in India and preparations are in full swing to woo voters with attractive manifestos and catchy slogans.
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2018-12-31 21:46
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
YEAR IN REVIEW – SOUTH ASIA:
TEHRAN - The year gone by was shaped by many significant events in South Asia. There was drama, there was intrigue, there was betrayal, there was brutality, and there was a healing touch too.
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2018-12-27 10:21
Crackdown on global charities in India
TEHRAN - Global charities with operations in India have been forced to sack staff after the Indian government froze their bank accounts, accusing them of receiving funds from overseas.
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2018-12-25 11:40
Pakistan army chief backs PM Khan’s peace overtures to India
TEHRAN - The civil and military leadership in Pakistan have often had conflicting views on important political issues, with latter asserting its authority and influencing major policy decisions.
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2018-12-25 11:35
India, China hold joint military drill
TEHRAN - As part of their military collaboration, India and China held fortnight-long joint anti-terrorism training drill in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province. The last exercise of the drill was a joint operation in the setting of an urban neighborhood and included a hostage rescue, said a report.
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2018-12-19 19:58
Conflict-torn Kashmir set for president's rule
TEHRAN - As the governor's rule comes to an end in Indian-controlled-Kashmir on Wednesday, the region reeling under violence is set to come under President’s rule from Thursday.
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2018-12-16 09:53
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
Election results in India show huge drop in support for BJP and revival for Congress
TEHRAN - The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India suffered a major setback last week after losing three key states to the main opposition party Indian National Congress (INC).
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2018-12-13 11:27
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
India Elections: Modi’s party suffers big setback, loses key states
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India suffered a major setback on Tuesday after losing three key states to Indian National Congress (INC), the main opposition party, in state elections. Congress is all set to form governments in Rajasthan, Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
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2018-12-03 22:40
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Indian gov. avoids dialogue with Pakistan
TEHRAN _ The relations between two estranged neighbors – India and Pakistan – continue to be marked by acrimony and distrust. Despite the new government in Islamabad headed by Imran Khan extending a hand of friendship to New Delhi, the response from the BJP-led government in India has not been too warm, owing to several reasons, including India’s allegation that Pakistan supports terrorist groups.
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2018-12-01 22:39
India, China, Russia hold first trilateral talks in 12 years at G-20
TEHRAN _ After a gap of more than a decade, regional giants India, China and Russia held a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit on Friday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held the trilateral meeting after a gap of 12 years to discuss cooperation in various areas.
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2018-11-29 02:32
Pakistan PM lays stone of Kartarpur corridor
TEHRAN_While India has categorically stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be attending the SAARC Summit in Islamabad, some Indian union ministers on Wednesday attended the foundation laying ceremony of Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan.
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2018-11-06 07:47
‘Mainstream space shrinking in Kashmir’
TEHRAN -The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah says people in the trouble-torn valley are losing their appetite for the mainstream parties as political space has “shrunk” for them due to the worsening security situation.
