Abdollahian is the first leader from an Islamic country to come to New Delhi amid widespread anger in West Asian countries over Sharma's comments
Iranian Foreign Minister Dr Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday to deepen historical ties and partnerships with India.
Iran used to be the second-largest oil supplier to India but New Delhi had to halt imports from Tehran after former U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran
Tehran is also willing to work closely with India to revive and find alternative routes for the stalled Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline project for transporting natural gas to India, he said
The country's basmati rice exports in 2021 fell 20% from a year ago to 4 million tonnes, the lowest since 2017, according to government data
This is the second meeting between the two leaders in a month
India will look to resume buying crude oil from Iran the moment US sanctions are eased, helping it diversify its import basket, a senior government official said
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif here on Monday and discussed bilateral cooperation, including on the strategic Chabahar Port.
US sanctions on Iran slowed down the port's development and Indian officials are now counting on a thaw in relations between Washington and Tehran
Indias point person on Iran, J.P. Singh has just concluded an important visit to Tehran, signalling that New Delhi is getting set to reboot ties with Iran
His remarks come after media reports claimed that India has been left out of the Chabahar-Zahedan railway project in Iran
India has, however, refuted the report saying it remains committed to the rail project
For about last six months, India has stopped importing oil from Iran, and thus oil companies have stopped depositing money to the designated banks
Zarif had recently visited India in January when tensions had escalated between Tehran and Washington after the killing of Iranian Commander Qassem Soulemani
In a tweet on Monday, Zarif said Iran condemned the "wave of organised violence against Indian Muslims" and urged Indian authorities to "not let senseless thuggery" prevail
Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite al-Quds force, was killed when a US drone fired missiles on his convoy in Iraq on January 3
The looming threat of all-out war has sent global crude oil prices soaring beyond $70 per barrel, a four-month high
Former ambassador to Iran, KC Singh told Business Standard the time for recalibration was past
The meeting was chaired by India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif
The meeting was keenly awaited as it comes amid escalating face-off between Iran and the US on Tehran's nuclear programme