Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. Multiple outlets report the meeting is their first since the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran, and it focuses on bilateral ties and the regional situation.
Modi tells Pezeshkian that India wants to “expand and diversify” trade with Iran, while reaffirming support for efforts aimed at lasting peace in West Asia. The Hindu and India Today report the meeting itself, while Business Line similarly places it in Bishkek on the SCO sidelines.
Bloomberg adds additional context, saying Modi is also set to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin shortly after. Free Press Journal also notes Modi’s broader remarks and includes that he holds separate bilateral discussions with other leaders on the same summit sidelines, without changing the core facts of the India–Iran meeting.
