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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday highlighted India’s diplomatic focus on mitigating tensions between Israel and Iran, describing their relationship or the lack there of as a major concern.
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Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched "precise and targeted" air strikes on Iranian military targets, including missile manufacturing facilities and surface-to-air missile arrays, early Saturday morning.
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Each SSGN can carry 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles, 50 per cent more than US guided-missile destroyers pack and almost four times what the US Navy's newest attack subs are armed with, CNN reported.
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Notably, Qatar hosts more than 7 lakh Indians with bilateral trade at $10.95 billion in FY 2019-20.
However, India's growth contracted to minus 23.9% in the first quarter of this financial year.
This is EAM's first visit to West Asia amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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During the visit, Jaishankar will also address the Indian community.
Qatar hosts over seven lakh Indian workers.
This is the 7th high-level in-person visit from India to West Asia amid COVID-19 pandemic in the last four months.
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The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the death toll and according to reports 550 Palestinians were injured.
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India's first prime minister to visit Palestine. Watch to know the agenda of his visit.
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Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas expressed his appreciation for India's continued support and solidarity for the Palestinian cause on international forums.
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As a growing power, India has a role to play in meeting the challenge of terrorism, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said as the two countries agreed to upgrade their security consultations.
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Hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Saturday said the chances of Islamic State expanding its operations to Kashmir were "almost zero" and dismissed the terror outfit's reported claims in this regard.
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With much at stake in West Asia, India must rethink its strategy and extend military support for peace in that region, former national security advisor Shiv Shankar Menon has said.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Israel and Palestine on January 17-18 to further build on the goodwill generated by the landmark trip of President Pranab Mukherjee to the two key West Asian nations three months back.
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