Iran’s Mirwaiz invite is insensitive. BJP should ask how it would have reacted in opposition
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Any visitor can meet an Indian citizen. But given India’s irritation over Iran’s recurring interventions in Kashmir, it’s odd that Iran’s President Pezeshkian invited the Mirwaiz on the sidelines of BRICS. This is egregiously insensitive of Iran. BJP needs to reflect on how they’d react if they were in opposition.
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