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| India PM Narendra Modi in crucial Iran talks | India PM Narendra Modi in crucial Iran talks |
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| Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding crucial talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran. | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding crucial talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran. |
| Mr Modi wants to increase India's investment in Iran and expand Delhi's strategic influence in the region. | Mr Modi wants to increase India's investment in Iran and expand Delhi's strategic influence in the region. |
| The two leaders are likely to finalise Delhi's investment in an important Iranian port which will be India's gateway to Afghanistan and Central Asian countries. | The two leaders are likely to finalise Delhi's investment in an important Iranian port which will be India's gateway to Afghanistan and Central Asian countries. |
| Mr Modi began his trip on Sunday with a visit to a Sikh temple in Tehran. | Mr Modi began his trip on Sunday with a visit to a Sikh temple in Tehran. |
| The two nations share centuries-old cultural and linguistic ties, but their relations have suffered several setbacks in recent years. | The two nations share centuries-old cultural and linguistic ties, but their relations have suffered several setbacks in recent years. |
| Iranians were unhappy when India supported an International Atomic Energy Agency resolution condemning Tehran's nuclear programme in 2009. India also reduced its oil imports from Iran in the following years. | |
| Indian companies now see the country as a great investment destination after international sanctions were lifted against Iran. | Indian companies now see the country as a great investment destination after international sanctions were lifted against Iran. |
| Iranian media on visit | Iranian media on visit |
| Iranian newspapers have highlighted the strategic and economic importance of Mr Modi's visit. | Iranian newspapers have highlighted the strategic and economic importance of Mr Modi's visit. |
| "India wants to challenge China's power in central and South Asia through Chabahar Port," Iran newspaper says. | "India wants to challenge China's power in central and South Asia through Chabahar Port," Iran newspaper says. |
| Noting that China is "trying to control the pulse of regional trade by making extensive investments in the Pakistani port of Gwadar", the paper says that India is "now positioned against its strong competitor by investing in the port". | Noting that China is "trying to control the pulse of regional trade by making extensive investments in the Pakistani port of Gwadar", the paper says that India is "now positioned against its strong competitor by investing in the port". |
| Referring to India's "immense need for energy", the paper goes on to say that Iran is "capable of fulfilling" this need. | Referring to India's "immense need for energy", the paper goes on to say that Iran is "capable of fulfilling" this need. |
| E'temad newspaper adds that Mr Modi's visit and the signing of agreements on joint projects, energy and connectivity "will ring danger bells in Islamabad, China and Riyadh". | E'temad newspaper adds that Mr Modi's visit and the signing of agreements on joint projects, energy and connectivity "will ring danger bells in Islamabad, China and Riyadh". |
| The business daily, Ta'adol, welcomes cooperation with India but also reminds its readers of "setbacks" that Iran has faced due to India. | The business daily, Ta'adol, welcomes cooperation with India but also reminds its readers of "setbacks" that Iran has faced due to India. |
| "We should raise our complaints… and ask them [India] to be more honest in their trade with Iran, and to fulfil their obligations more seriously," the paper says. | "We should raise our complaints… and ask them [India] to be more honest in their trade with Iran, and to fulfil their obligations more seriously," the paper says. |
| Compiled by BBC Monitoring's Tarique Ata | Compiled by BBC Monitoring's Tarique Ata |
| "India and Iran have always focussed on adding strength to our relations, even during the difficult times," Mr Modi told Iran's IRNA news agency ahead of his arrival in Tehran. | "India and Iran have always focussed on adding strength to our relations, even during the difficult times," Mr Modi told Iran's IRNA news agency ahead of his arrival in Tehran. |
| He added that Iran was a "valuable partner" for India. | He added that Iran was a "valuable partner" for India. |
| "Iran is a part of our extended neighbourhood, an important country in the region and one of India's valuable partners. We are connected with each other by the shared history and civilisation ties," he said. | "Iran is a part of our extended neighbourhood, an important country in the region and one of India's valuable partners. We are connected with each other by the shared history and civilisation ties," he said. |
| Correspondents say Mr Modi will try to finalise a deal on India's investment in the strategically important Chabahar, an Iranian port close to the border with Pakistan. | Correspondents say Mr Modi will try to finalise a deal on India's investment in the strategically important Chabahar, an Iranian port close to the border with Pakistan. |
| India hopes that the port will open up a transit route to Afghanistan and Central Asia for its products and goods, avoiding the land route through Pakistan. | India hopes that the port will open up a transit route to Afghanistan and Central Asia for its products and goods, avoiding the land route through Pakistan. |
| Delhi also wants to bring gas from Central Asia to the port and then transport it to India. | Delhi also wants to bring gas from Central Asia to the port and then transport it to India. |