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Chabahar-Zahedan railway part of broader vision for developing regional connectivity: Iranian envoy

IANS | October 6, 2026 8:51 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, on Tuesday said that the Chabahar-Zahedan railway was part of a broader vision for developing regional connectivity and could give India access to Afghanistan, Central Asia and wider trade routes in the region, with the line expected to become operational in the near future.

Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI dismisses Shehbaz Sharif's offer for talks as 'merely symbolic'

IANS | October 6, 2026 8:42 PM

Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Gohar Ali Khan on Tuesday said that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's offer for talks was "merely symbolic" and no positive step has been taken beyond extending the invitation, local media reported.

Cyprus: Indian envoy discusses outcomes of govt delegation's visit with shipping minister

IANS | October 6, 2026 8:29 PM

Nicosia, Oct 6 (IANS) India's High Commissioner to Cyprus, Manish, met country's Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hadjimanolis on Tuesday, holding discussions on the outcomes of the recent visit of the Indian government delegation from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

EAM Jaishankar arrives in Ghana to advance comprehensive partnership

IANS | October 6, 2026 7:40 PM

Accra, Oct 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar arrived in Ghana on Tuesday as India looks forward to productive engagements to advance a comprehensive partnership between New Delhi and Accra.

UN experts urge Pakistan to protect girls from forced religious conversion, marriage

IANS | October 6, 2026 7:25 PM

Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Three United Nations special rapporteurs have urged Pakistan to protect girls from kidnapping, forced religious conversion and child marriage, stressing that the existing laws in the country have little impact until authorities ensure access to justice and implement them consistently.

Saudi diversification, accumulation couldn’t solve its fiscal dependence: Report

IANS | October 6, 2026 6:32 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Saudi Arabia’s accumulated oil wealth and diversification efforts have reduced some vulnerability to supply shocks but largely shifted the risk from reserves to the reliability of getting crude to buyers, a new report has said.

India and Germany vow to bolster defence partnership, deepening strategic and technological engagements

IANS | October 6, 2026 6:16 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff, General N S Raja Subramani and his German counterpart, General Carsten Breuer, met on Tuesday and reaffirmed the enduring India-Germany defence partnership.

India offers coastal resilience, space-based solutions to Pacific partners

IANS | October 6, 2026 5:52 PM

Suva, Oct 6 (IANS) Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday offered to share India’s expertise in coastal resilience, climate-risk assessment and space-based applications with Pacific partners, while calling for equal attention to adaptation, mitigation and means of implementation ahead of the COP31 conference.

Indian envoy presents credentials to Iran President, reiterates New Delhi's commitment to strengthen ties

IANS | October 6, 2026 5:34 PM

Tehran, Oct 6 (IANS) India's new Ambassador to Iran, Vishwesh Negi, on Tuesday presented his credentials to Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian and reiterated New Delhi's commitment to further strengthening the bilateral partnership.

India condemns attack on commercial vessel in Black Sea

IANS | October 6, 2026 5:25 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack on M V Royad Mammadov, a commercial vessel in the Black Sea, in which two foreign seafarers were killed and three Indian nationals injured.

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Chabahar-Zahedan railway part of broader vision for developing regional connectivity: Iranian envoy

Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI dismisses Shehbaz Sharif's offer for talks as 'merely symbolic'

Cyprus: Indian envoy discusses outcomes of govt delegation's visit with shipping minister

EAM Jaishankar arrives in Ghana to advance comprehensive partnership

UN experts urge Pakistan to protect girls from forced religious conversion, marriage

Saudi diversification, accumulation couldn’t solve its fiscal dependence: Report

India and Germany vow to bolster defence partnership, deepening strategic and technological engagements

India offers coastal resilience, space-based solutions to Pacific partners

Indian envoy presents credentials to Iran President, reiterates New Delhi's commitment to strengthen ties

India condemns attack on commercial vessel in Black Sea

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