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Stop violence targeting Muslims, Iran tells India
Why is it in news?
- Iran has asked India to stop “thuggery” and communal violence targeting Muslim citizens.
More in news
- Timing of the statement: The unusually strong statement from Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif came five days after India fast-tracked infrastructure work on Iran’s Chabahar port.
- Iran’s latest interactions with India
(1) Zarif was a leading guest in January’s Raisina Dialogue, India’s biggest foreign policy discussion forum.
(2) He also hosted External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in December for the 19th Joint Commission Meeting of the two countries.
- More about Chabahar Port
(1) Location: Chabahar Port is a seaport in Chahbahar in south-eastern Iran in the Gulf of Oman.
(2) Significance: Chabahar Port is the one and only Iranian port with direct access to the ocean.
(3) Objective: To promote exports to Iran and also possibility of connectivity to the Central Asian region and Afghanistan.
(4) In the 1990’s under the Ashgabhat agreement, India partially built the port with the intention of providing access to the Central Asian region and Afghanistan, bypassing Pakistan.
(5) A series of agreements were signed by the Indian Prime Minister and his counterpart, the President of Iran in May 2016 in Teheran for developing the Chabahar port.
Source
The Hindu