Modi Presses Pezeshkian on Seafarer Safety at BRICS Summit — SkimNews
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- Narendra Modi met Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian on Sept 11 in New Delhi on the eve of the BRICS leaders' summit, reiterating India's position that all issues 'must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy' and underscoring the need to safeguard freedom of navigation, commerce, and seafarer safety.
- India has borne a direct human cost from regional shipping attacks, with at least 10 Indian nationals killed in strikes on vessels transiting the conflict zone, according to the source.
- New Delhi has condemned Tehran's attacks on its Gulf neighbors and energy infrastructure, yet at the Bishkek SCO summit on Aug 31 signed a joint declaration condemning the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran and Western sanctions — a move the source calls a 'surprise.'
- At the BRICS Business Forum on Sept 11, Modi told a stage shared with both Pezeshkian and Russia's Vladimir Putin that global trade can only progress 'if sea lanes are secure, supply routes remain open, and seafarers are safe.'
- Pezeshkian used the same forum to call on BRICS to block any country from disrupting the 'legitimate trade' of others, denouncing economic pressure as a tool that has 'jeopardised' global commerce.
- The Sept 11 talks were the second Modi-Pezeshkian meeting in two weeks, following Aug 31 SCO-summit talks in Kyrgyzstan where Tehran signaled it wanted a negotiated solution to its conflict with the US.
Why it matters: At least 10 Indian nationals have died in shipping attacks the source ties to the US-Iran war, making New Delhi's simultaneous condemnation of Iranian strikes and its Bishkek declaration against the US-Israeli campaign a concrete test of its multi-alignment posture — and a reminder that for India this is not abstract geopolitics but a body-count problem.
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