The Iranian and Indian foreign ministers discussed a wide range of issues on the latest developments in the region and the world, especially the Zionist regime’s genocide and crimes against the Palestinians, and reviewed their growing bilateral and multilateral ties in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS. They also discussed the strategic connections, the development of the Chabahar port, and the importance of the North-South transit route and exchanged views on those matters.  Meanwhile, both sides expressed their strong political will to promote their cultural, tourism, scientific, academic, industrial and commercial cooperation and discussed ways to remove the existing obstacles that hinder expansion of economic, commercial, energy and agricultural ties between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of India.  The foreign ministers also focused on further promotion of trade between the two countries and Iran’s increased non-oil exports to India.  Amirabdollahian pointed to India’s positive and constructive role in Iran’s membership in two important organizations, namely BRICS and the SCO, adding regional and multilateral strategic cooperation between the two countries and other members of the two organizations should be bolstered and elevated.  Meanwhile, the Iranian foreign minister said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran always insists on avoiding the expansion of war and the need to guarantee maritime security in the Red Sea as well as the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean and makes efforts in this regard,” adding, “Yemen is part of the reality and security of the western part of West Asia.”  Amirabdollahian also stated that Yemeni leaders, while underlining shipping security, stress that as long as the war and genocide continue in Gaza, they will stop only the ships that are sailing towards the occupied territories to deliver arms for the war.  The top Iranian diplomat also noted, “The US cannot on the one hand create Daesh in our region, and on the other hand speak about combating terrorism; it cannot take sides with the Israeli regime in the slaughter of over 24 thousand civilians, and call on others to remain silent and ask for restraint.”  On the US role in the Gaza war, Amirabdollahian said, “War is not the solution. A hundred days ago and after Operation Al-Aqsa Storm on October 7, we told the US not to stain its hands in Gaza with the blood of innocent people and do not tie their fate to that of Netanyahu. The White House should not tie US national interests to the occupying and apartheid regime.”  The Iranian foreign minister highlighted that resistance is the shining spot in the history of mankind. He added the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly supports the maritime security in the region and warns the US to stop the war against Yemen and the Red Sea and the genocide against Gaza, stressing “the solution will never be military.”  For his part, the Indian foreign minister started his remarks by extending his condolences to the Iranian people and government for the recent terrorist incident in the Martyr’s Cemetery in Kerman.  Jaishankar highlighted the talks between the two countries on economic and political issues and underlined the linguistic and cultural points the two countries have in common as well as the exchanges between the people of both countries. He added India has accepted Persian as one of the nine official languages in its educational policies.  He further said India is willing to use Iran’s geopolitical and geographical position to establish a link with Afghanistan and cooperate in the development of the Chabahar port in order to communicate with other parts of the world through the port.  Jaishankar stated that the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Iran are concerned about the developments in West Asia and the spiraling violence in the region.  He said, “We strongly believe that the killing of civilians, women and children, should be avoided in any conflict. It is important for us to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Palestine.”  The top Indian diplomat said, that it was his first trip to Iran since the Islamic Republic’s membership in BRICS, adding that the discussions and agreements would lead to promotion of cooperation.  The need for other countries to push for the immediate cessation of war and violence against the oppressed people of Palestine, preventing the spillover of the war and its expansion to other areas, and the developments in the Caucasus and Afghanistan were other topics discussed in the talks.