Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Iran’s eastward push’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 11 May 2024.
Iran is concerned about the presence of several countries in the Indian Ocean and wants to protect its genuine commercial interest in this region, says Dr Pattanaik.
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