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“Countries cannot hijack international transit routes”: EU and UK reject the idea of toll on Strait of Hormuz, movement of ships remains stalled over...

OpIndia Staff -
The European Union has firmly rejected any proposal to impose toll or transit fees on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, emphasising that international...
News Reports

‘Civilisation will die’, ‘back to the Stone Age’, ‘a fate worse than Maduro’s’ and more: Understanding Trump’s penchant for using threats and coercion as...

Rukma Rathore -
Donald Trump wrote to Støre, "I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace," after his 2025 Nobel Prize rejection.
News Reports

West Asia conflict: Iranian netizens slam Pakistan after Iran-US ceasefire confusion, mock Islamabad for ‘playing both sides’

OpIndia Staff -
Confusion deepened after Pakistan claimed a wider ceasefire, but US denied enrichment acceptance and Lebanon inclusion. With Israel continuing Hezbollah strikes and competing draft versions surfacing, Iranian users ridiculed Islamabad’s brief peacemaker moment online.
Government and Policy

Inter-ministerial briefing on West Asia crisis: 1,800 Indian seafarers repatriated so far, drug prices stable despite supply chain disruptions, domestic users prioritised for LPG

OpIndia Staff -
Amidst the prevailing tensions in West Asia due to the Iran war, the Central government held the daily Inter-Ministerial briefing on 9th April. Though...
News Reports

Pakistan accused of passing different versions of agreement to Iran and US after White House said they didn’t agree to Lebanon ceasefire and uranium...

Shraddha Pandey -
As per an Associated Press report, the Farsi version of the 10-point ceasefire proposal Iran put forth contained the phrase “acceptance of uranium enrichment” for its nuclear program. This key point was reportedly missing in the English version of the document routed through Pakistan to the US.
News Reports

Russia offers sanctioned LNG at 40% discount to South Asian buyers, intermediaries offer paperwork showing non-Russian origin

OpIndia Staff -
Moscow is turning a global energy crisis into an opportunity, offering shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its U.S.-sanctioned facilities to energy-hungry buyers...
News Reports

Trump used Pakistan to ‘broker’ the temporary ceasefire between US and Iran as per an American script because it is a Muslim country: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The White House hoped that if the ceasefire proposal came from a Muslim-majority country like Pakistan, Iran was more likely to accept this.
Crime

US: Pakistani terrorist Shahzeb Khan pleads guilty to planning mass shooting at Jewish centre in New York, was inspired by ISIS

OpIndia Staff -
Assistant Attorney General said, “Khan planned a mass shooting at a Jewish centre in New York City… with the explicit goal of killing as many Jews as possible.”
News Reports

Major cracks appear in Iran-US ceasefire, White House says 10-point plan released by Iran differs from discussed plan, Trump says Lebanon not included in...

OpIndia Staff -
Serious differences have surfaced in the fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, with the White House stating that the 10-point proposal...
News Reports

Iran threatens to abandon the ceasefire if Israel continues strikes on Hezbollah, Netanyahu says the deal does not include operations in Lebanon

OpIndia Staff -
Iran has warned it will withdraw from the fragile two-week ceasefire with the United States if Israel continues its military campaign against Hezbollah in...
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