Chances are that ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) is likely to put the brakes on its hydrocarbon development projects in Iran. As reported in Mint today, OVL has a 40% stake in the Farsi natural gas block that is estimated to hold 21.68 trillion cu. ft of natural gas. OVL was recently given legal advice that [...]

By Lynde Salgados Tuesday, December 21, 2010 WITH its top players joggling its way on top-board battle, it’s clearly now a three-way logjam among powerhouse Russia, Iran and the Philippines going to the 9th and final round of the 2010 Grand Asian Chess Championships at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In fact, [...]

The nuclear meeting Iran has been stalling for over a year was finally held in Geneva early this week. The parties, put in diplomatic language, have “agreed to not agree” on any substantial issue. The meeting was so unimpressive the participants settled for being satisfied that a meeting had been held for the first time [...]

TO JUDGE by the way his bluff has just been called over Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Barack Obama is not a natural poker player. His dealings with Iran suggest that he may be rather better at chess. For the first time in more than a year, diplomats from Iran met in Geneva this [...]

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