00:00We can confirm for you that External Affairs Minister Dr. S.J. Shankar
00:03has had a conversation with the Iranian Foreign Minister Aragchi this afternoon.
00:09No details that have emerged, just a one-line communication
00:12from the External Affairs Minister on social media
00:16where he says, I had a telecom with the Iranian FM,
00:19Syed Abbas Aragchi, this afternoon.
00:21But the timing of this is crucial because, like I said,
00:24you've had that post from the Iranian Foreign Minister
00:27speaking about how this particular warship was a guest of the Indian Navy.
00:33But beyond that also, it looks like now, Pranay,
00:37the Indian government isn't shying away from having a conversation
00:40with the Iranian regime because not just now have you had that symbolic measure
00:45of signing the condolence book, but the External Affairs Minister
00:48now speaking to the Iranian Foreign Minister.
00:50Absolutely. Akshita, and if you've seen last six days,
00:53this is the second conversation after the onset of this entire conflict
00:56or rather the Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran.
01:00This is the second instance, second time,
01:03India's Foreign Affairs, India's External Affairs Minister, Dr. Jay Shankar,
01:05spoke to his Iranian counterpart.
01:07And we can again expect another conversation with his Israeli counterpart as well
01:11because we have always maintained that we maintain these ties.
01:15India has always taken the side of peace, dialogue, diplomacy.
01:19We are not neutral, but we are on the side of peace.
01:22And therefore, we are urging both the parties to maintain, you know, the dialogue and diplomacy.
01:28And also, I'm sure, External Affairs Minister must have also raised his concern
01:33regarding the Indian lives on Iranian soil because we still have around 9,000 Indians in Iran.
01:40We have our own concern about their safe evacuation as well as their safety and well-being
01:46as we have concern about the safety and security of Indians,
01:49those who are residing in GCC countries.
01:51You know that Prime Minister Modi spoke to many GCC or Gulf head of states and head of governments.
01:57And clearly, in West Asia, if you see the entire theatre of this conflict,
02:01India has sizable around 95 million population of India is there in the region.
02:08Okay, we'll just focus on once again what we were talking about earlier,
02:13but we will continue getting you all those news breaks.
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