Iranian Foreign Minister arrives in New Delhi

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has  arrived in India to hold talks with External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar before travelling to Mumbai and Hyderabad.</p>
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Iran’s official news agency IRNA is reporting that the visiting minister will hold “ strategic talks” with senior Indian officials.</p>
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The news agency said that Amirabdollahian will also hold talks  with Indian religious scholars, local officials and figures, as well as Iranian businessmen and expatriates in India. </p>
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The news agency said that the visiting minister will also hold talks with Indian religious scholars, local officials and figures, as well as Iranian businessmen and expatriates in India. </p>
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The timely decision of Iran,  a leader of the Shia world, to send its top diplomat to New Delhi at a time when there is raging controversy regarding religious tolerance in India signals Tehran’s keenness to engage with India on multiple fronts.</p>