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India offered refuge to Iranian warship before US torpedo attack near Sri Lanka

As tensions flared in West Asia, New Delhi had proposed safe harbor for IRIS Dena even as another Iranian naval vessel quietly docked in Kochi.

From rapper to reformer: Balen Shah poised to become Nepal’s next prime minister

Trump says ‘no deal with Iran except unconditional surrender’ as conflict escalates

Indians stranded in Gulf seek govt help as West Asia war disrupts travel

US vows it will not repeat China trade mistakes with India

Washington signals ‘America First’ approach to economic engagement as bilateral trade deal with New Delhi nears completion.

India gets 30-day US waiver to buy stranded Russian oil cargoes

Washington allows limited window for Indian refiners to offload Russian crude already at sea, aiming to stabilize global oil markets amid rising West Asia tensions.

Iran claims missile strike on US tanker as Israel launches fresh airstrikes on Tehran

The escalation came as fighting between Iran and Israel entered another day, with Tehran claiming it struck a US oil tanker in the Gulf while Israeli forces carried out new airstrikes targeting sites in the Iranian capital.

Trump rates Iran war effort ‘15 out of 10’, says US in ‘very strong position’

Trump’s remarks came as US forces continued strikes on Iranian targets, with Washington defending the military campaign as necessary to counter threats from Tehran.

Iranian warship IRIS Dena sinking raises regional security concerns, Sri Lankan MP flags risks for India

A Sri Lankan lawmaker has warned that the sinking of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena by a US submarine near Sri Lanka highlights how the Iran-US conflict is expanding into the Indian Ocean and could have implications for India’s security environment.

Nepal voting underway in first polls since Gen Z protests toppled Oli government

Nepal began voting in a crucial general election on March 5, the first national polls since youth-led protests last year forced the resignation of former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and triggered a major political reset.