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Raghuram Rajan Assures that India has Sufficient Oil Reserves to Sustain Iraq Crisis

While the whole world has its eyes on the Iraq crisis and the effect it is going to have on the supply of crude oil, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has said that the country need not worry about the external shocks due to Iraq crisis, as India has sufficient reserves to deal with inflation and budget risk arising from hike in oil prices. Jun 23, 2014
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Iraqis seek shelter from battles and privation

On a dusty patch of land off a highway in northern Iraq, just outside the border with Iraq's autonomous three-province Kurdish region, hundreds of Iraqi refugees took shelter, fleeing in front of the Sunni militants. Duration: 00:57 Jun 22, 2014
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Iraqi Shiite fighters parade in show of force in Baghdad

Shiite fighters paraded in Baghdad Saturday in a dramatic show of force aimed at Sunni militants who seized a border crossing, widening a western front in an offensive threatening to rip Iraq apart. Duration: 00:59 Jun 21, 2014
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BJP says govt's top priority safe return of Indians from Iraq

New Delhi/ Navsari/ Hoshiarpur, June 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said primary concern of the government was safe return of stranded and abducted Indians in Iraq as families prayed for their security in the war zone. Meanwhile, CPI leader Atul Anjan asked the central government to send a special plane to Baghdad to airlift stranded citizens. Chief of Mission of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)-Delhi, Dominik Bartsch, said it would have big impact in the region, as refugees would stream out. Jun 21, 2014
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AAP MP Bhagwant Mann establishes contact with some Indians in Iraq

Chandigarh, June 21 (ANI): AAP MP from Punjab Bhagwant Mann on Saturday confirmed that he had established contact with some Indians in different cities of Iraq. Mann said that he had conversation with almost 4000 people stranded in Iraq. He also talked about what all the stranded Indians are going through in the violence hit country. Further, he also said that he and his party is ready to help the government to free the Indian nationals. Jun 21, 2014
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Iraq govt assured security of Indians in Iraq: BJP delegation after meeting Iraqi Ambassador

New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Iraqi Ambassador to India Ahmad Tahseen Ahmad Berwari on Friday met the BJP delegation to discuss about the issue of security of Indians in Iraq. BJP leader Vijay Jolly said that the Iraqi government assured the delegation of the safety of all Indians in Iraq. Jolly added that the Iraq government ensured that it will work in co-ordination with the Indian government to rescue the abducted Indians in Iraq during crisis there. Jun 21, 2014
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Iraqi Ambassador to India speaks about security of Indians in Iraq

New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Iraqi Ambassador to India Ahmed Tahseen Ahmed Berwari on Saturday said that the Iraqi government is working closely with the Indian government to rescue abducted Indians in Iraq. Berwari said that the government has advised Indians in safe cities not to step out of their homes for security purposes. Jun 21, 2014
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Indian worker returns safely from Iraq

Navsari, June 21(ANI): An Indian labourer who was working in Iraq safely returned to his home town Navsari in Gujarat. Patel said he was unable to contact his stranded friends in Iraq due to no connectivity. Militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), along with other Sunni rebels, are reported to have abducted dozens of foreigners including Indian nationals as they swept through towns in the Tigris valley north of Baghdad in recent days. Jun 21, 2014
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MEA on Iraq crisis Part - 2

New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin on Friday said that the issue of Indian nationals in Iraq continues to be a matter of high priority to the Government of India. He further informed that the 40 Indian nationals who have been abducted remain safe. Akbaruddin also added that any Indian national who desires to return, but does not have money for fare will be assisted by Indian community welfare fund in Iraq. Jun 20, 2014
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MEA on Iraq crisis Part - 1

New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin on Friday said that the issue of Indian nationals in Iraq continues to be a matter of high priority to the Government of India. He further informed that the 40 Indian nationals who have been abducted remain safe. Akbaruddin also added that any Indian national who desires to return, but does not have money for fare will be assisted by Indian community welfare fund in Iraq. Jun 20, 2014