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National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held a significant bilateral meeting with Ghadir Nezamipour, Deputy Secretary for Defence Affairs at Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS National Security Advisors’ meeting in New Delhi on Monday. The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed the meeting, stating that both sides undertook a comprehensive review of the evolving security situation in West Asia.
The talks between the two senior officials come at a particularly sensitive juncture, with West Asia engulfed in a widening arc of conflict spanning Gaza, Lebanon, and the broader Iran-Israel confrontation. India, which has consistently called for de-escalation and the protection of civilian lives in the region, used the forum to reaffirm its diplomatic engagement with key regional stakeholders.
The two officials also explored avenues for strengthening cooperation within the BRICS framework, an expanding multilateral grouping that now includes Iran among its newest members. New Delhi and Tehran additionally discussed the state of India-Iran bilateral ties, which encompass trade, energy, and connectivity interests, including the strategically important Chabahar Port project that India has been developing on Iran’s southeastern coast.
The BRICS National Security Advisors’ meeting in New Delhi served as an important platform for India to engage multilaterally with countries representing a diverse range of geopolitical positions. The 16th edition of this conclave brought together senior security officials from member nations to discuss shared concerns ranging from terrorism and cyber threats to regional stability and economic resilience.
India’s outreach to Iran through the NSA-level channel underscores New Delhi’s carefully calibrated foreign policy posture. While maintaining close ties with both Israel and the United States, India has continued to engage Tehran through diplomatic, economic, and now security channels, recognising Iran’s centrality to the stability of the extended neighbourhood. The West Asia situation, which Doval and Nezamipour reviewed, remains one of the most consequential flash points in global geopolitics today, with implications for global energy markets, shipping lanes, and India’s own diaspora interests in the Gulf.
India’s strategic community views such engagements as essential to ensuring that New Delhi retains productive lines of communication with all major actors at a time of profound regional turbulence. The Ministry of External Affairs did not release a detailed joint statement, but its confirmation of the meeting signals the seriousness with which both sides approached the dialogue.
