New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday in a significant diplomatic engagement aimed at strengthening regional stability and multilateral cooperation amid escalating tensions in West Asia.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi and marked a key moment in bilateral engagement between India and Iran.
Highlighting the interaction, the official X handle of the Iranian Embassy in India posted, “H.E. Dr. Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, met with His Excellency Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India.”
The talks, held alongside separate engagements involving Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, represent India’s first major high-level diplomatic outreach since the outbreak of the Iran conflict.
India is hosting the two-day BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on May 14 and 15, with the presence of senior global leaders underlining the growing strategic importance of the BRICS platform amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia.
During the formal sessions, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sharply criticized Western influence, particularly targeting what he described as American pressure and coercion.
Addressing the gathering, Araghchi said Iran’s resistance against “US bullying” was a struggle familiar to many countries represented at the meeting.
“To virtually everyone in this room, our resistance against US bullying is not an unfamiliar battle. So many of us encounter slight variations of the same repugnant coercion,” Araghchi said.
He urged BRICS nations to collectively oppose such practices, saying, “It is high time for us to jointly step up and make clear that those practices belong in the dustbin of history.”
Turning to broader regional tensions, Araghchi warned against what he described as “reckless adventures” contributing to instability in West Asia.
He argued that while some powers may believe such actions serve their geopolitical interests, the resulting instability ultimately becomes “a lose-lose proposition for all sides, including the aggressors.”
In a pointed metaphorical remark, Araghchi suggested that declining powers often resort to extreme measures in an attempt to preserve influence.
“A wounded animal will desperately claw and roar on its way down,” he said, describing the current crisis in West Asia as part of a broader struggle over global dominance.
The BRICS summit in New Delhi continues to facilitate discussions among member states on regional security, economic cooperation, and multilateral coordination.
By bringing together senior ministers and diplomats, the meeting reflects the bloc’s stated commitment to addressing international tensions through multilateral engagement and dialogue. (ANI)
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