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India-Iran Relationship
India and Iran share millennia-old civilizational ties that shape their contemporary partnership. Diplomatic relations were formalized with the 1950 Friendship Treaty and strengthened through major exchanges, including visits by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2001 and President Seyyed Mohammad Khatami in 2003. Relations advanced further during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2016 visit, which produced a key trilateral agreement with Iran and Afghanistan and reinforced connectivity cooperation. President Hassan Rouhani’s 2018 visit continued this momentum. High-level interactions have remained active. Modi met President Masoud Pezeshkian during the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan, while previous engagements included meetings with President Ebrahim Raisi at BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit. Additional exchanges involved Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, ministers Nitin Gadkari and Sarbananda Sonowal, and External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Connectivity is a major pillar, centered on India’s development of the Shahid Beheshti terminal at the Chabahar Port under a 2015 MoU. Trade remains robust, with India among Iran’s top partners, exchanging food products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and dry fruits. Cultural ties are supported by the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, while tourism and historical links continue to strengthen people-to-people relations.
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Our people-to-people contacts have long been a strength. Iran and India are united by our deep cultural,...