What began with a friendship treaty in the 1950s has been "whittled down" in recent years due to overarching US sanctions. With its long history of ties, India faces questions as to how it can navigate Iran's fast-evolving dynamics.

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The Indian community in the Gulf countries comprised one of the largest concentrations of overseas Indians, with over 9 million residents across these countries, primarily in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Thousands of people took to the streets to mourn the killing, bringing into focus Kashmir’s deep ties with Iran that have left a lasting impact on its culture, art and crafts, and religion.

Coming weeks may well redraw political boundaries, reconfigure energy markets, alter the logic of great-power alignments

War risk premiums for ships transiting the Gulf, which were around 0.25% of a vessel’s replacement value, are now expected to jump by as much as 50%, says a report.

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Despite this, Iran has targeted US bases in every Gulf country as part of a sustained region-wide retaliation. Why couldn’t this expanding conflict be prevented?

Between the two, Iran is the one fighting for survival, which means it has far greater stakes in the conflict and consequently has more incentive to continue attacks until Washington backs down.

Late Saturday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) transmitted messages to vessels saying that the strait had been closed. There was no official declaration to this effect from Tehran.

A large number of trading houses, insurers and vessels have suspended shipments through the maritime passage. According to reports, hundreds of tankers have dropped anchor in open Gulf waters.

In a New Year's eve toast in 1977, US president Jimmy Carter hailed the Shah of Iran and called the country 'an island of stability'. It wouldn't remain an 'island of stability' for much longer.

Ajay Singh, an energy and shipping executive based in Tokyo, analyses the likely impact to India’s energy supplies due to the conflict in the Persian Gulf.

Stock market falls over 1% as Israel-Iran conflict drives crude prices higher, with Nifty, Sensex and India VIX reflecting rising volatility.

While Tehran’s role in supplying Russia with hundreds of long-range, kamikaze-style drones is long known, what has gone largely unnoticed outside Ukraine is Iran’s central role in teaching Russia to produce these drones itself.

The judgment treats homemaking not as dependency but as labour that shapes legal entitlements arising from marriage, including maintenance and financial support after separation.

Section 39A of Goa’s Town and Country Planning Act allows the conversion of land, including green zones, to “settlement”, either on government directions or based on requests from private parties.

Unlike the 2015 exercise, economists are largely satisfied with the 2022-23 base year GDP series, with initial assessments ranging from “comprehensive”, “realistic and reliable”, and a “credibly executed upgrade”.

Previous successful missions underscore hope. But India also confronts an unprecedented crisis: the sheer logistical feat of evacuation an estimated 10 million Indians amid a web of airspace closures because of the Iran war.

Post-1979 Iran was born from a mix of politics and religion, with processes built to ensure continuity. That being said, the system faces unprecedented challenges at present.