NEW
DELHI:
I a ia
p eside t
Masoud
Pezeshkia ,
amid
the
elevated
te sio s
i
West
Asia,
is
set
to
visit
New
Delhi
to
atte d
the
upcomi g
BRICS
summit,
I a ia
sou ces
told
ews
age cy
ANI.Pezeshkia ‘s
pa ticipatio
i
the
summit
is
scheduled
to
be
held
i
the
atio al
capital
i
Septembe .The
visit
assumes
sig ifica ce
as
I dia
is
hosti g
the
18th
BRICS
Summit
u de
its
2026
chai ship.
The
summit
will
be
held
u de
I dia’s
theme
of
“Buildi g
fo
Resilie ce,
I ovatio ,
Coope atio
a d
Sustai ability”.
I dia
assumed
the
BRICS
chai ship
f om
B azil
at
the
begi i g
of
2026.I a
has
sig alled
that
it
sees
I dia
as
a
pote tial
pa t e
i
effo ts
to
ease
te sio s
i
West
Asia,
with
I a ia
Fo eig
Mi iste
Abbas
A aghchi
sayi g
New
Delhi
could
play
a
g eate
ole
i
de-escalati g
the
o goi g
c isis.A aghchi
made
the
ema ks
du i g
his
visit
to
I dia
i
Ju e
fo
the
BRICS
fo eig
mi iste s’
Meeti g.
Speaki g
to
epo te s
i
New
Delhi,
he
said
Teh a
did
ot
see
a
milita y
solutio
to
the
co flict
a d
believed
that
egotiatio s
offe ed
the
o ly
viable
way
fo wa d.“We
will
welcome
a y
co st uctive
ole
by
I dia,”
A aghchi
said,
sig alli g
I a ‘s
ope ess
to
a
I dia
ole
i
diplomatic
effo ts.His
comme ts
came
as
fighti g
a d
te sio s
co ti ue
to
shape
the
secu ity
situatio
i
West
Asia
followi g
the
outb eak
of
co flict
o
Feb ua y
28
betwee
I a
a d
the
combi ed
fo ces
of
the
U ited
States
a d
Is ael.
I dia’s
elatio ship
with
I a
has
also
bee
ma ked
by
egula
high-level
e gageme t.
I
Octobe
2024,
I a ia
p eside t
Masoud
Pezeshkia
met
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
o
the
sideli es
of
the
BRICS
summit
i
Kaza ,
Russia.
The
two
leade s
discussed
bilate al
ties
as
well
as
developme ts
i
the
egio .I a
became
a
full
membe
of
BRICS
i
2024,
joi i g
Egypt,
Ethiopia
a d
the
U ited
A ab
Emi ates
as
pa t
of
the
g oup’s
expa sio .
I do esia
became
a
full
membe
i
2025,
taki g
the
total
umbe
of
membe s
to
11.Du i g
his
latest
visit,
A aghchi
also
met
exte al
affai s
mi iste
S
Jaisha ka
to
discuss
egio al
developme ts
a d
I a ‘s
positio
o
secu ity
a ou d
the
St ait
of
Ho muz.A aghchi
said
I a
would
co ti ue
to
fulfil
what
he
desc ibed
as
its
histo ical
espo sibility
fo
secu ity
i
the
st ategically
impo ta t
wate way.
He
also
sought
to
eassu e
cou t ies
that
mai tai
f ie dly
elatio s
with
Teh a
about
the
safety
of
thei
comme cial
activity.“I
f uitful
e gageme t
with
my
host
exte al
affai s
mi iste
S
Jaisha ka ,
discussed
egio al
developme ts
a d
cla ified
that
I a
will
always
ca y
out
histo ical
duty
as
p otecto
of
secu ity
i
Ho muz.
I a
is
a
eliable
pa t e
of
all
f ie dly
atio s,
who
ca
ely
o
safety
of
comme ce.”
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
The
I a ia
gove me t
also
highlighted
A aghchi’s
i te ve tio
at
the
BRICS
meeti g,
whe e
he
spoke
about
educi g
Weste
domi a ce
a d
p eve ti g
political
co side atio s
f om
i flue ci g
i te atio al
i stitutio s.“FM
Seyyed
Abbas
A aghchi
delive s
I a ‘s
stateme t
at
the
BRICS
fo eig
mi iste s’
meeti g
i
I dia.
He
highlighted
the
impo ta ce
of
b eaki g
Weste
hegemo y
a d
e su i g
that
i te atio al
i stitutio s
emai
f ee
f om
political
ma ipulatio .”The
stateme ts
come
at
a
time
whe
West
Asia
emai s
caught
i
a
f agile
stalemate,
with
te sio s
co ti ui g
to
simme
amid
the
wide
co flict
betwee
I a
a d
the
U ited
States
a d
Is ael.
Fo
I dia,
Teh a ‘s
i vitatio
fo
a
co st uctive
ole
adds
a othe
dime sio
to
its
diplomatic
e gageme t
with
both
I a
a d
the
wide
egio .
