Washington, June 18 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday defended the Trump administration’s Iran agreement, saying Tehran would receive no meaningful economic benefits unless it verifiably dismantled elements of its nuclear programme and altered its regional conduct. Speaking at a White House briefing a day after President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran aimed at ending months of conflict, Vance said the agreement was already helping stabilise energy markets…
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Washington, May 14 (IANS) The diplomatic strain between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) appears to be more than a minor setback, with the damage to the bilateral partnership now increasingly seen as enduring. The trust that once underpinned the relationship, based on the expectation of Pakistan’s support for Abu Dhabi during critical moments, appears to have eroded, a report has highlighted.According to the US-based think tank, Middle East Forum, the UAE has long supported Pakistan…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) India is well-positioned to consider the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), not merely as a “commercial connectivity initiative” but as “a potential national-security-cum-economic hedge”. The current phase of geopolitical instability offers a political window to press partner countries to expedite implementation of critical rail-link agreements, enhance customs-and-standards harmonisation, and codify shared rules for energy-and-digital-corridor gove…