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Narendra Modi-Joe Biden to hold virtual meet today: What’s on the agenda?

Amid growing pressure from the West on India for its oil deals with Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden on Monday

World reacts after Iran attacks US targets in Iraq: Slapped them on their face, says Ayatollah Khamenei; travel advisory for Indians in region; Russia warns of nuclear war

In the first act of Iran's promised revenge for the US killing of their Revolutionary Guard commander Qassem Soleimani, the Islamic republic fired missiles on Wednesday at Iraqi bases which houses the US military. Here is how the world reacted.

US-Iran tension: No longer a fence-sitter, India tilting towards Washington is based on hard-nosed realism

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

India's Iran policy needs an intricate balancing act; New Delhi has Chabahar port, US ties at stake and China waiting on sidelines

Considering the downside in not acting proactively, one can hope India's foreign policy establishment is entrenched in discussions about Iran around the world.

Donald Trump says there is sufficient supply of petroleum for countries to 'significantly reduce' oil imports from Iran

Iraq replaces Saudi Arab as top oil supplier to India in August; Iran remains third-biggest seller despite heavy cuts

Imports of Iranian oil by India, Tehran's top oil client after China, fell by about a third to about 523,000 bpd in August from July

Iran nuclear deal: India will take all necessary measures to safeguard its interests post-US pullout, says MEA

India on Thursday said it will take necessary measures to offset any adverse impact on its interests due to US President Donald Trump's decision to dump the Iran nuclear deal.

Petrol pumps to remain shut on Sundays: Fuel conscious? Or merely money-conscious?

Could it be that the privileges these pump owners once enjoyed – of cash transactions, of favourable deals and of shortchanging customers – are now coming to a close in a digitized and more transparent age?

MJ Akbar's visit to Karbala signals India's commitment to a stable, unified Iraq

The issue of Indians who had been taken hostage by IS in Iraq in 2014 will also find a mention in Akbar's talk with Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Eshaiqer Al-Jafari