more-inThe lack of investigative support from Iran on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case has raised questions about the overall state Tehran-New Delhi security cooperation, say experts. Iran is a strategic partner in India’s outreach to Afghanistan and Central Asia, but its silence on the Kulbhushan case has baffled many. No response to requestTehran’s silence became clear when the External Affairs Ministry said it had not responded to India’s request for investigation in the case. India has maintained that Kulbushan Jadhav had been engaged in “legitimate business” in the Iranian port of Chabahar and was kidnapped by Pakistani agents. Iran and Pakistan had also clashed over alleged Indian espionage from Chabahar during President Hasan Rouhani’s March 2016 visit to Pakistan.

Source: The Hindu April 16, 2017 17:26 UTC