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Vol 45 | Issue 4
BJP PLANTS SEEDS IN ASSAM P26
28th May to 3rd June 2016
North Yorkshire approves Third Energy shale gas fracking permit
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Angelina Jolie to teach at LSE
Let noble thoughts come to us from every side
A HISTORY IN THE MAKING
India’s gateway to Afghanistan and Central Asia Diaspora to decide Referendum fate?
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Gala awards ceremony recognises global charities in the UK See Page -16
Indian Government to make custom clearance easy for NRIs See Page -20
President Rouhani and PM Modi in conversation with Supreme Leader Khamenei
A win-win situation for both the sides, India and Iran signed the much-anticipated bilateral agreement for the development of the Chabahar port along with a related agreement involving Afghanistan, and the establishment of a trilateral trade and transit corridor.
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Located 120 km west of China's own Gwadar port in Pakistan's Balochistan province, Chabahar will help India get direct access to Afghanistan and Central Asia. "Today, we are all witnessing creation of history, not just for the people of our three countries, but for the
entire region. To build bonds of connectivity is the most basic of human urges," said Modi. The trilateral pact was inked in the presence of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and Afghan Prez Ashraf Ghani. Continued on page 26
Rupanjana Dutta With a month left to the EU Referendum, according to a report released this week by the British
Election Survey, it has been revealed that Indian-origin voters are largely in favour of Britain remaining within the Continued on page 6