Narendra Modi

China slams US irresponsible remarks over South China Sea

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – China said on Monday the United States is not qualified to make irresponsible remarks on the issue of South China Sea.
2021-08-10 10:27
Indian FM in Tehran with Modi's message for Raeisi

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Tehran on Wednesday with a message from Indian PM Narendra Modi for Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi.
2021-07-07 17:06
Consider these facts when studying massacre of Indian Muslims

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – The massacre of Muslims in India has sparked concerns among Muslim and even non-Muslim countries across the globe.
2020-03-07 12:21
Ex-ambassador to India calls for more pressure on Modi to stop violence against Muslims

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – In an interview with Mehr news, ex-Iran's Ambassador to India Alireza Sheikhattar urged Iranian officials to increase pressure on Modi's government via international bodies to make it stop its violence against Muslims in India.
2020-03-05 01:00
India shows interest in mediating Iran-US row

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – The chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, a prominent member of Indian PM Narendra Modi's party, has suggested that the world is waiting for New Delhi to step into the row and reduce the tension between the US and Iran.
2020-02-02 16:03
India has strong interests in preserving peace, stability in ME region: Indian PM

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his country has many interests in maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East region.
2020-01-16 13:48
Modi's visit to Ankara canceled

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – The Indian government has decided to call off a proposed visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Turkey's capital, Ankara, in the wake of President Recip Tayyip Erdogan’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last month where he criticized India's move to abrogate Article 370 of the constitution that provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
2019-10-20 18:34
In meeting with Indian PM:

Rouhani calls for settling Kashmir issue

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on India to adopt an approach on the issue of Kashmir that would solve problems that people face in this region.
2019-09-27 10:30
Russia, India vow to keep on economic co-op with Iran

TEHRAN, Sep.4 (MNA) – According to a joint statement adopted Wednesday after the Russian-Indian summit, Russia and India are to continue their trade and economic cooperation with Iran, which they qualify as mutually beneficial and legitimate.
2019-09-04 20:20
India plans to resume oil imports from Iran, skirt US sanctions

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – India's new govt. plans to hold talks with Iran at the earliest to discuss ways to resume oil imports and is even looking to pay in Indian currency.
2019-05-28 17:16
Rouhani congratulates Modi on election victory

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani extended congratulations to Narendra Modi on winning the 2019 India elections.
2019-05-24 16:09
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Battle lines drawn for India elections; Modi and Gandhi main challengers

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Battle lines are drawn and the countdown has virtually begun for the biggest electoral showdown on the earth – the elections for India’s parliament – scheduled in April.
2019-03-13 10:41
By: M K Bhadrakumar

‘Gadkari effect’ on growing Iran-India relations

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – If the ‘Newton Effect’ in physics has an equivalent in international diplomacy, we can describe what is happening to India-Iran relations as the ‘Gadkari Effect’.
2019-01-13 22:12
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Stung by ‘library’ remark, India lists Afghan projects to “educate” Trump

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – Donald Trump has become famously infamous for his eccentricity, grandiloquence, and off-the-cuff statements devoid of logic and lucidity. On the receiving end have been both friends and foes.
2019-01-06 16:21
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Year in Review – South Asia:

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – The year gone by was shaped by many significant events in South Asia. There was drama, there was intrigue, there was betrayal, there was brutality, and there was a healing touch too.
2019-01-01 16:28
VIDEO: World's tallest statue unveiled in India

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – The 182-meter tall 'Statue of Unity,' honoring Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first deputy prime minister who played a part in unifying the country and leading it to independence was unveiled in the state of Gujarat today in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
2018-10-31 22:53
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

India-Pakistan verbal bang-bang at UN

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Since the formation of new government in Islamabad, a series of overtures between New Delhi and Islamabad had rekindled hopes of peace and reconciliation. But, much to the chagrin of peaceniks, it proved hogwash.
2018-10-02 17:43
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Why US attempts to woo India would fail?

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – After a lot of dilly-dallying, the inaugural India-US ministerial 2+2 dialogue was held in New Delhi on Thursday.
2018-09-10 08:38
India to kick off investing $85m in Chabahar Port soon

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development and Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization Mohammad Rastad said that the India’s IPGL will soon start its development project in Chabahar Port.
2018-07-27 12:19