Source: mint [India]
“India and Iran on Thursday discussed strengthening energy cooperation and bilateral trade during a meeting on the sidelines of a BRICS energy ministers’ gathering in New Delhi. Iranian oil ministry news outlet Shana first reported the development after a meeting between the oil ministers of both countries. India’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, met with Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad and discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas sector. … Historically, India has been a crucial buyer of Iranian crude oil, but suspended imports in 2019 after Washington reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil exports, Reuters reported. Since then, oil-sector cooperation between the two sides has declined significantly.” (06/25/26)