The inking of the commercial contract to build and run the strategic port will help India win access to Afghanistan, Russia and Europe
World leaders said they were looking forward to working with Joe Biden, as they welcomed the 46th President of the United States with praise and took parting shots at his predecessor Donald Trump.
Pope Francis has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2013.
In his address at the Plenary session of the 18th SCO summit in Qingdao, Modi coined an acronym 'SECURE' which he explained: 'S' for security for citizens, 'E' for economic development, 'C' for connectivity in the region, 'U' for unity, 'R' for respect of sovereignty and integrity, 'E' for environment protection.
Iran's growing proximity to China may have also played a part.
He ordered to start the process of moving the United States embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city.
The meeting of the foreign ministers of the P5+1 nations aimed to smoothen out major bumps in reaching a nuclear deal with Iran has ended with a positive note.
Backing New Delhi's quest for a permanent seat in the UNSC, Rouhani asked why India, a nation with population of 1.3 billion, was not a member of the powerful club.
Incumbent Hassan Rouhani faces stiff competition from hardline cleric Raisi.
At least 13 Indians were also among the over 863 people injured in the tragedy.
India on Friday sought resolute and comprehensive global action against terror infrastructure, saying the challenge must be taken seriously as different "theatres" are getting interconnected through terror networks as well as globalisation of the "supply chain of ideology".
The White House has warned lawmakers that tightening sanctions on Iran could push the US on a "march to war" and derail a diplomatic push to limit Tehran's nuclear programme.
'Modi has visited all these three countries (the UAE more than once, inexplicably) but has left out Kuwait and Oman, the two Gulf countries that are closest to India in their political, cultural and civilisational ethos,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The much-anticipated meeting between United States President Barack Obama and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the United General Assembly failed to take place as it turned out to be too complicated for Iranians, a senior Obama administration official has said.
US President Barack Obama has no scheduled meetings with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly Session, the White House has said.
Hassan Rouhani to offer Friday prayers in Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid.
In a late-night tweet in capital letters, he said Iran must 'never, ever threaten the United States again'.
India is the second largest buyer of Iranian crude, after China.
'Who put the fear of god into Imran Khan and how it happened we do not know, but the great cricketer panicked and called Mahathir to regret that he cannot attend the KL Summit,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'Tehran senses that the Modi government is inexorably gravitating toward the US-Israeli-Saudi axis, jettisoning India's traditional independent Gulf policies,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
With Iran reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme, India is expected to be one of the major gainers.
All the action from around the world last week, in case you missed it.
Cover inadequate for even one refinery.
PM Narendra Modi said to carve out new routes of peace and prosperity is the common goal of India, Iran and Afghanistan.
'Mr Trump is too capricious to be trusted,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
The ballistic missile launch was the first by Iran since Trump became President.
In the Middle East, which is already coping with the Qatar-Saudi Arabia tensions, comes another pressure point.
'Indian and Iranian sources both confirmed to me that India and Iran are moving ahead to implement a payment system on buying oil from Iran and hope to finalise it very soon,' says Aveek Sen.
US Senators want Obama administration to clarify what India's 12 agreements with Iran are all about.
Keeps open the option to make payments in yen or yuan in the face of sanctions
Time said Merkel was chosen as the 'Person of the Year' because she is the 'de facto leader' of a continent, 'steward' of the world's fourth biggest economy, a 'principled manager and a resolute diplomat'.
The Modi government's appalling inefficiency and lack of purpose stand exposed, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The port is likely to ramp up trade between India, Afghanistan and Iran in the wake of Pakistan denying transit access to New Delhi for trade with the two countries.
Two projects in Iran, which India is to execute involving major financial commitments on its part, are of particular significance for Indian steel.
Photographs from moments that shaped the world last week.
After visiting two Central Asian countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ufa on Wednesday on a three-day trip during which he will attend the BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summits.
"We will be doing something very rapidly to do with the additional security for our country. You'll be seeing that sometime next week," Trump said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sudnay arrived in Tehran on a two-day visit.
Modi will hold several bilateral meetings with the leaders of the SCO member countries including China's Xi Jinping.
It is quite likely that the Pakistanis are cleverly using the Jadhav card to derail the outcome of the JIT process.
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