Narendra Modi says India-Iran ties need "long-term and win-win strategy" after BRICS talks

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the BRICS summit in New Delhi, during Pezeshkian’s first visit to India. After the talks, Modi posted on X about the friendship between the two countries and the direction he wanted their partnership to take. They discussed bilateral ties and tensions in West Asia; Modi restated India’s position that regional disputes should be settled through diplomatic means, and he underlined the importance of protecting shipping, trade and people working at sea. It was their second meeting in less than two weeks, after an Aug. 31 encounter at the SCO summit in Bishkek. Modi thanked Iran for high-level BRICS participation despite difficult circumstances. Iran’s account said Pezeshkian called for their strategic accords to keep being carried out. The talks occurred amid ongoing West Asian tensions.