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Iran-India ties strained by geopolitics, buoyed by economics

This decision by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to boycott a conference in India is a reminder of political, economic and military tensions between the two South Asian countries.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) waves to his supporters during a roadshow ahead of the BJP national executive meet in New Delhi on January 16, 2023. (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)

By boycotting a foreign policy conference in New Delhi in February, Iran’s foreign minister may have made latent contradictions in the Indo-Iranian equation even more obvious.  

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian suddenly signaled his displeasure over a promotional video shared by the hosts of the Raisina Dialogue and cancelled his trip set for this week. The annual event organized by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) is held under the auspices of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).  

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