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Chabahar Port’s future uncertain amid recent developments: Parliamentary panel

New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) The “recent development” has cast a shadow on the future of Chabahar Port, a vital and strategic port for India, a parliamentary panel on external affairs has said, and welcomed that the Centre “remains engaged” with all concerned parties in order to address the implications of these developments. The ‘Twelfth Report of the Committee on External Affairs (2025-26) on Demands for Grants (2026-27)’ of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), was presented in Parliament on Tuesday. The Committee of External Affairs is headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The observation by the panel, assumes significance

Lebanon has proposed the first direct talks with Israel in decades. It might be too late

BEIRUT, March 17, 2026 (AP) — With airstrikes rocking Beirut and Israeli troops advancing against Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in decades. But Lebanese officials say they want the fighting to end first — and it might be too late for that. Hezbollah’s decision to enter the wider Iran war by firing rockets at Israel has led to the heavy Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs, killing some 850 Lebanese and driving over a million people from their homes. The Iran-backed Hezbollah views the latest war as

How does the Iran war affect fertiliser supplies, prices and food security?

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) – As the U.S.-Israel war with Iran enters its third week, analysts warn it is severely disrupting fertiliser markets and endangering food security for developing countries in the near term. Here is how the conflict is affecting fertiliser costs, trade flows and output: WHY IS THE HORMUZ STRAIT KEY FOR ​FERTILISER SUPPLY? Fertiliser production is energy-intensive, relying heavily on natural gas as a feedstock, with energy making up as much as 70% of ‌production costs. As a result, much of the world’s fertiliser is made in the Middle East, with one-third of global trade in it

India denies discussing release of tankers with Iran for Hormuz passage

NEW DELHI, March 17 (Reuters) – India on Tuesday denied holding talks with Iran about releasing three tankers seized in February in exchange for ensuring safe passage for ​Indian ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Indian authorities seized the three ‌Iran-linked ships near Indian waters alleging they had concealed or altered their identities and were involved in illegal ship-to-ship transfers at sea. Reuters reported on Monday, citing sources, that Iran had asked India to ​release the U.S.-sanctioned ships as part of talks seeking the safe passage of ​Indian-flagged or India-bound vessels out of the Gulf via the Strait. Traffic ⁠has

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