After Op Sindoor friction, Delhi & Baku reset ties with EAM Jaishankar's visit
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Baku to reset diplomatic ties with Azerbaijan, focusing on energy, trade, and connectivity. The visit aims to overcome past friction caused by Azerbaijan's support for Pakistan and India's defense ties with Armenia.
Why it matters
This visit marks a significant shift in India's Caucasus diplomacy, aiming to balance regional geopolitical interests and enhance economic cooperation via the International North-South Transport Corridor.
NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing efforts by both India and Azerbaijan for a reset in ties, EAM S Jaishankar and his counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov agreed to expand cooperation in energy, trade, investment and connectivity in a “very productive” meeting in Baku.Jaishankar’s visit to Azerbaijan was the first by an Indian foreign minister in eight years and built upon the diplomatic goodwill created by PM Modi’s meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on the margins of the SCO summit in Bishkek last month.Ties between the two countries had been held back by geopolitical reasons for a while, mainly Azerbaijan’s ties with Pakistan — as evident from its support for Islamabad after Op Sindoor last year — and India’s defence ties with Armenia.While Bayramov spoke about taking the relationship to a higher level, setting aside past differences, Jaishankar underlined the…
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