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  • No data to be had with us: MEA on Pegasus row

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) on Thursday mentioned it does no longer have any data in terms of the Pegasus spy ware controversy.

    “The alleged topic that has been referred to is beneath investigation by way of a committee arrange by way of the Best Court docket. No data is to be had with the Ministry of Exterior Affairs in this topic,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned.

    He was once responding to a volley of questions about a contemporary New York Instances record that claimed India purchased the Pegasus spy ware as a part of a USD 2 billion defence maintain Israel in 2017.

    The media record mentioned Pegasus and a missile device had been the “centrepieces” of a more or less USD 2 billion deal of subtle guns and intelligence equipment between the 2 nations.

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    It additionally referred to Top Minister Narendra Modi’s seek advice from to Israel in July 2017 — the primary by way of an Indian high minister.

    “As regards the high minister’s seek advice from to Israel in 2017, MoUs had been signed, the main points of which can be publicly to be had,” Bagchi mentioned.

    A global investigative consortium had claimed final yr that many Indian ministers, politicians, activists, businessmen, and reporters had been probably centered by way of Pegasus, the phone-hacking device of Israeli company NSO Staff Applied sciences.

  • Iranian international minister speaks to Jaishankar

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: Iranian Overseas Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Monday held a telephonic dialog with Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and needed him a handy guide a rough restoration from COVID-19.

    Abdollahian was once scheduled to reach in India on Sunday night time on a bilateral discuss with but it surely has been postponed as Jaishankar is indisposed.

    “Thank Iranian FM @Amirabdolahian for his ‘recover quickly’ name. Will proceed our dialog all over his upcoming India discuss with,” the exterior affairs minister tweeted.

    The Iranian international ministry stated Abdollahian expressed “excitement” on the excellent ties between Iran and India, announcing he’s going to speak about vital problems with mutual pastime in his face-to-face assembly with Indian officers.

    “Amir Abdollahian expressed delight with the sure family members between the 2 nations. He vowed to talk about vital problems with mutual pastime, together with the problem of Afghanistan, regional trends and the Vienna talks all over his upcoming travel to India,” it stated.

    The Iranian international ministry stated Abdollahian needed excellent well being for his Indian counterpart and underlined that he’s going to shuttle to New Delhi on the earliest alternative.

    All over a telephonic dialog with Jaishankar on January 9, Abdollahian had presented to lend a hand India within the transportation of wheat, medications and coronavirus vaccines to Afghanistan.

    India has been in contact with Iran over the trends in Afghanistan following its takeover by means of the Taliban on August 15.

    The Iranian nationwide safety consultant had attended a regional conclave hosted by means of India in November at the Afghan disaster.

    The conclave was once additionally attended by means of NSAs of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

    The Iranian international ministry stated the Vienna talks will determine all over Abdollahian’s talks in India. The Iran nuclear deal was once finalised in 2015 between Tehran and a number of other international powers together with the EU. It was once aimed toward curtailing Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

    America had withdrawn from the deal in Would possibly 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Iran. There were contemporary efforts now to revive the deal. Recent talks to restore the deal had been occurring in Vienna.