Author: Dharmesh Thakkar

An otherwise innocuous international peace conclave in Mumbai has quietly come under the scrutiny of Indian intelligence agencies after officials flagged the presence of certain participants and organisations allegedly linked to controversial international financial and criminal networks. The event, Billionaires for Peace, scheduled to be held later this month at Mumbai’s Grand Hyatt hotel, is expected to bring together prominent business leaders, international delegates, peace activists, and personalities associated with the Nobel Peace Prize. What has triggered concern within sections of the Indian security establishment is not the event itself, but the background of some of the individuals and organisations…

Over the past 12 to 15 months, a shadow trade in sanctioned Iranian methanol appears to have quietly penetrated Indian ports, exploiting weak documentation checks and falsified origin certificates. Shipping and trade data reviewed by the New Delhi Post indicate that large quantities of methanol of Iranian origin were imported into India during 2024-25, falsely declared as originating from Sohar in Oman. Central to this network are ghost vessels, forged Bills of Lading, fabricated Certificates of Origin and a chain of intermediaries spanning Iran, Oman, Singapore and India. Two vessels, MT EALDOR and MT Lucky-2503, have been specifically flagged by…