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Iran’s envoy calls Chabahar Port key to regional connectivity, shared growth with India NEW DELHI: Iran’s ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, on Monday described the Chabahar Port project as a symbol of the strong partnership between India and Iran, saying it plays a crucial role in promoting common development and regional connectivity.Speaking at a reception…
NEW DELHI: Iran has backed the Chabahar port and cooperation with India amid the uncertainty looming over the project because of ongoing US efforts to isolate Iran, including the Trump administration’s decision last year to revoke a sanctions waiver that allowed India to develop a terminal at the port. While Washington extended the waiver till…
Representative image (AI-generated) The government on Sunday has allocated Rs 5,685.56 crore as grants-in-aid to foreign countries in the Union Budget 2026–27. Bhutan emerged as the largest beneficiary, while no funds have been set aside for the strategically important Chabahar Port project in Iran.The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has been allotted a total outlay…
Representative file photo An explosion struck a building in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, damaging an eight-storey structure on Moallem Boulevard, state media reported. The blast destroyed “two floors, several vehicles, and shops”, though the cause remains unclear.The semi-official Tasnim news agency dismissed social media claims that a Revolutionary Guard…
(AI-generated image used for representation) In a strategic victory for the “Donroe Doctrine”, the Supreme Court of Panama has cancelled a major Panama Canal ports contract held by a Chinese-linked firm. Driving the news Panama’s Supreme Court has struck down the concession allowing a Hong Kong conglomerate to operate key ports at either end of…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Amid reports that India might exit the Chabahar port under pressure from the US, govt said on Friday it remains in touch with Washington to implement the sanctions waiver that the US has granted till April 26, 2026.“As you are aware, on Oct 28, 2025, the US department…
Airstrikes in Mukalla port (Image/X@Alpha7021) Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes on the port city of Mukalla. According to Riyadh, the strikes targeted an arms shipment bound for UAE-backed separatist forces.The anti-Houthi authorities also cancelled a security pact with the United Arab Emirates, announcing the…
Saudi Arabia early Tuesday bombed the Yemeni port city of Mukalla, saying it was targeting a shipment of weapons that had arrived from the United Arab Emirates for a separatist group. The strike marked a sharp rise in tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC). It also added strain to the…
Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla has become the fastest major port in India to cross 100 million tonnes (MMT) of cargo in the ongoing financial year 2025–26, achieving the milestone significantly earlier than in previous years.The port recorded 6.78% year-on-year growth, underscoring sustained momentum in cargo movement, the Kandla Port Authority said.According to DPA Chairman…
Russia has moved to expand its maritime ties with India, putting forward fresh proposals in shipbuilding as the two countries look to expand cooperation across the Indo-Pacific and the wider Indian Ocean Region. The new push came during consultations in New Delhi on Monday between Nikolai Patrushev, a close aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin…
