Iran-India Relations

Iran, India ministers discuss bilateral ties

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Indian Minister of Road Transport and Highways Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari met and conferred on the latest status of bilateral ties.
2019-01-08 10:14
India's BPCL to resume intake of Iranian oil

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – India’s state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp will import 1 million barrels of Iranian oil in February after a gap of three months, with the nation’s overall purchases from Tehran remaining at 9 million barrels, three industry told Reuters on Tuesday.
2019-01-08 09:00
India takes over operations of part of Iranian Chabahar port

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – India has taken over operations of the strategic Chabahar port in the Sistan-Balochistan province of energy-rich Iran's southern coast, the Indian government said in a statement on Monday.
2019-01-07 20:05
Zarif leaves for New Delhi

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MAN) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Tehran for New Delhi this afternoon to hold meetings and talks with senior Indian officials.
2019-01-07 16:44
Iran hopes for presence of major liners in Chabahar Port

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization Mohammad Rastad said he hopes that the activities of Indian operator in Chabahar Port will pave the ground for the increased presence of major world liners in the port.
2019-01-01 16:17
India exempts Iran oil imports from heavy taxes: Reuters

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – India’s finance ministry has exempted rupee payments made to the National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) for crude oil imports from a steep withholding tax, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters.
2019-01-01 00:35
Senior Indian official:

Iran crude vital for sustaining balance in oil trade

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Iranian crude in the global market is extremely important for sustaining a balance in oil trade, says Sanjiv Singh, chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
2018-12-26 09:03
Iran-India ‘preferential trade’ talks near completion

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – A senior official at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced Mon. that Iran and India are on the verge of finalizing a ‘preferential trade’ agreement, which will come into force in near future.
2018-12-24 14:30
India to continue Iranian oil imports via rupees: envoy

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – India’s ambassador Saurabh Kumar said on Saturday that his country will continue importing Iranian oil with the help of the new payment mechanism agreed between the two sides.
2018-12-22 15:19
India has not received any US statement on exemption from anti-Iran sanctions

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – The Spokesman of Indian Foreign Ministry Raveesh Kumar said Thu. that his country has not received any official statement from the US administration that confirms exemptions from the sanctions on Iran oil exports.
2018-11-01 17:57
India dismisses concern for US rumored threats against Chabahar project

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – India does not care about rumors concerning the US’ threats against the implementation of Chabahar agreement, said T.S. Tirumurti, the secretary of economic relations in India’s Ministry of External Affairs.
2018-10-24 15:32
Iran, India, Afghanistan kick off talks on Chabahar Port project

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Iran, India and Afghanistan are reviewing the progress on completing the Chabahar Port project that will provide India a critical transport link to Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan.
2018-10-23 11:28
New Delhi trying to start rupee-rial operations for Chabahar Port

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – India’s Shipping Secretary Gopal Krishna said the country is weighing a rupee-rial payment mechanism for the Chabahar project in Iran as it weaves a way around the US’s impending sanctions against Iran from Nov. 4, to kickstart the port that is considered critical to the country’s geopolitical and trade interests.
2018-10-20 11:18