InternationalTuesday, 1 September 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Modi–Pezeshkian meeting in Kyrgyzstan: India-Iran ties discussed at SCO summit
At the SCO summit in Bishkek, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in June 2026 to review India-Iran ties and regional developments.
Key specifics
- The meeting was the first in-person interaction between the two leaders after the Iran-US war began in February.
- India has been urging both sides to stop the war and resolve the issue through peace talks.
- Modi and Pezeshkian had earlier spoken by phone in June 2026.
- The leaders discussed strengthening and expanding bilateral cooperation between India and Iran.
- Modi also met Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of the SCO summit.
Exam lens
Question type: international relations and summit-based current affairs, key facts: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, SCO summit, June 2026, India-Iran ties, first in-person meeting after February war. TNPSC one-liner: At which summit did Modi meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in 2026?