The meeting between Jaishankar and Araghchi assumes significance at a time when regional instability, sanctions-related tensions and shifting global alliances are reshaping diplomatic equations across Asia and the Middle East.
Araghchi arrived in New Delhi aboard a special aircraft named "Minab168" - a reference to the US and Israeli killing of 168 little school girls in the Iranian town of Minab at the start of the war.
Ahead of his visit, Araghchi held a telephonic conversation with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar earlier in the day. The discussion centred on the evolving regional situation and the status of the ceasefire, signalling Islamabad’s importance in Tehran’s current diplomatic outreach.
Both Washington and Tehran claim the other walked away from 21 hours of negotiations in Islamabad, and their accounts of why differ sharply.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Israel targeted major industrial and nuclear assets, including two of the country’s largest steel factories, a power plant and civilian nuclear sites.
With NATO accused of lacking courage and allies like Japan, South Korea and Australia urged to step up, Trump is pushing the world to share the burden of a war he says is weeks from its objectives, even as Iran fires at a joint US-UK base and warns Britain of retaliation
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned that any attack on Iran's oil and energy infrastructure would trigger retaliation against regional facilities linked to US companies.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi amid escalating conflict with Israel and the US.
The development follows India's advisory to its nationals in Iran, asking them to leave the country by available means of transport, including commercial flights.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said Tehran is not interested in direct negotiations with Washington, but an agreement can be reached through indirect talks.
