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PM Modi calls for safeguarding freedom of navigation in talks with Iranian President Pezeshkian
Modi urged dialogue on the West Asia conflict and said 20% of global petroleum flows move through the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.
- On Friday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in New Delhi, emphasizing the need for "lasting peace" and "safeguarding freedom of navigation and commerce" in West Asia ahead of the BRICS Leaders' Summit.
- Persistent conflict in West Asia has disrupted shipping near the Strait of Hormuz, killing 16 Indians, while global oil supplies face strain as roughly 20 per cent of petroleum flows through this critical chokepoint.
- Addressing the BRICS Business Forum, President Pezeshkian warned the world faces one of its "most complex periods," criticizing economic pressure tactics that jeopardize "legitimate trade" and urging the bloc to prevent commerce obstruction.
- To attend the BRICS Leaders' Summit held September 12 and 13, the Iranian President arrived Friday, and Prime Minister Modi thanked Iran for high-level participation in BRICS-related meetings despite challenging circumstances.
- Pezeshkian and Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE will attend the summit together, positioning New Delhi as a potential mediator as India balances its relations between Iran and the United States.
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The Straits TimesIndia’s Modi stresses need to protect navigation, seafarers in talks with Iran’s Pezeshkian
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C 44%
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