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Iranian President to visit Delhi for BRICS summit in September
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to New Delhi on September 12-13 for the 18th BRICS summit, his first visit to India as president. The trip comes amid heightened US-Iran tensions and…
The Story in Brief
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to New Delhi on September 12-13 for the 18th BRICS summit, his first visit to India as president. The trip comes amid heightened US-Iran tensions and a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz that has disrupted energy supplies to India.
India hopes to finalise arrangements for the Chabahar Port during the visit. Pezeshkian is also expected to brief India on peace talks with the US. The two leaders last met at the BRICS summit in Kazan in October 2024. The summit will bring together leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin and other expanded BRICS members.
The Indian Opinion
The usual framing, that India must choose between Iran and the West, is lazy. New Delhi has managed to host a BRICS summit, seek Hormuz safe passage, and develop Chabahar while keeping US sanctions in mind. The real test is not diplomatic posture but numbers. Will India resume Iranian oil imports after sanctions lift? The refusal to say so openly tells us more than any summit handshake.
Sources (2): economictimes.indiatimes.com, english.mathrubhumi.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
