With the conflict in West Asia escalating significantly after Israel and Iran threatened each other of an endless series of retaliations, PM Modi on Tuesday met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are set to meet on Wednesday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan city of Russia. The meeting will be held two days after Beijing and New Delhi reached an agreement to end the standoff between the two armies in the eastern Ladakh region of disputed Jammu and Kashmir.

During his first bilateral meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, PM Narendra Modi expressed concerns over the escalating West Asia conflict and stressed the importance of dialogue and diplomacy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that a full range of relations between India and Iran was reviewed along with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the bilateral talks between the two leaders.

The Israel-Hamas conflict and connectivity initiatives centered around the Chabahar port figured in ameeting between PM Modi and Iranian President Pezeshkian