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India puts Chabahar port on fast track

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 - by India Writes Network

India and Iran have agreed to fast track the crucial Chabahar port project during External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s trip to Iran on April 17. Mrs Swaraj also met Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani. “President Rouhani spoke of Chabahar as a defining partnership which has the potential of connecting the entire region

West Asia balancing act: After Modi’s tryst with Riyadh, Swaraj heads to Tehran

April 15, 2016April 16, 2016 - by Manish Chand

In a delicate balancing act vis-à-vis two major players in the volatile West Asia, India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be in Iran over the weekend, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s substantive visit to Saudi Arabia.