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India to send 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar port
•India announced the supply of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat assistance to Afghanistan in partnership with UN World Food Programme through Chabahar Port
SCO meet: PM Modi, Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi discuss Chabahar port, Afghanistan
•Located in the Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich Iran's southern coast, the Chabahar port is being developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan to boost connectivity and trade ties
Committed to working towards unlocking trade potential through Chabahar Port, says minister Sonowal
•Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday inaugurated the Chahabar Day conference in Mumbai.
'Chabahar port can improve India-Central Asia trade ties,' says President Ram Nath Kovind in Turkmenistan
•Kovind on Saturday held delegation-level talks with his Turkmenistan counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at Oguzhar Palace in Ashgabat. The two leaders signed four MoUs
Why India should further intensify its efforts to woo Central Asian republics
Gurjit Singh •Regional cooperation to enhance the commonality of views with Central Asia, and counter the assertive Sino-Pakistani axis in Afghanistan are a salient feature of the successful India-Central Asia Summit on 27 January
Iran denies dropping India from Chabahar-Zahedan rail project, claims 'vested interests behind reports'
•Last week, a report had surfaced claiming that the Hassan Rouhani government in Iran decided to exclude India from the construction project of Chabahar-Zahedan railway
Iran ending Indian role in Chabahar rail project isn't death knell, but wake-up call for New Delhi
Tara Kartha •In sum, it seems Iran is staging a China-inspired bite-back at India, at a time when New Delhi is pushing out a Chinese app one day and a company on the next
India proposes trade enhancement with Central Asia through Chabahar Port, points at lack of efficient overland connectivity between regions
•External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said India and the Central Asian countries should examine the viability of establishing air corridors between them to boost trade and economic engagement.
US-Iran tension: No longer a fence-sitter, India tilting towards Washington is based on hard-nosed realism
Sreemoy Talukdar •If India’s response to the killing of Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani made no criticism of the US' role, it is evident that the Narendra Modi government has weighed its options and has opted to tilt in favour of the US
S Jaishankar to embark on two-day Iran visit tomorrow; external affairs minister to attend 19th Joint Commission Meeting
•S Jaishankar is also expected to call upon Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, the external affairs ministry said in a statement on Saturday