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Ahead of NSG plenary in Seoul, India has little reason for optimism
India has been trying to gain admission to the NSG ever since the historic India-US nuclear deal to gain access to nuclear material, equipment, know-how, and technology for use in its civilian nuclear energy programme
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US backs India-Iran Chabahar port deal as it outflanks China-Pakistan Gwadar project
Washington broadly supports India and Afghanistan signing a deal with Iran for a transport corridor opening up a new route to Afghanistan via the Iranian port of Chabahar, as it outflanks the $46-billion China-Pakistan economic corridor project with Gwadar as its focal point
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Chabahar no game-changer yet: China overshadows Indian footprint in region
In Iran, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has revived the Chabahar initiative, begun by the first NDA government of prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.