Vishwesh Negi's appointment as India's new Ambassador to Iran comes at a critical juncture shaped by Chabahar, energy security, regional conflict and strategic autonomy.

New Delhi. December 12, 2025 India and Russia share a partnership that has weathered decades, anchored in trust, mutual respect, and strategic necessity. From the launch of India’s first satellite, Aryabhata , aboard a USSR rocket in 1975, to Russian cosmonauts returning gifts from the International Space Station in 2013, the story of cooperation in space reads like a tale of shared ambition. On the defence front, the Soviet Union’s support during the 1971 Indo-Pak war remain