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This study examines the intricacies of India's foreign policy concerning Iran and the difficulties it presents. This study provides a framework for interpreting New Delhi's commitments toward Iran in the context of evolving regional and global security dynamics by presenting two essential concepts: Iran's geopolitical linchpin status and India's expanded neighborhood. The article discusses five major strategic interests—engagement with West Asia, the security and stability of the Persian Gulf, overland access to Central Asia and Russia, energy security, and the geopolitics of Afghanistan—in order to emphasize India's complex concerns in its ties with Iran. Yet, a variety of intricate elements, including as Iran's regional activities, the Gulf states, Israel's and the US's responses to Iranian moves, and the growing strategic relations between China and Iran, complicate Indo-Iranian cooperation. Iran thus turns into a crucial strategic enigma that influences New Delhi's foreign policy. This article provides a more nuanced understanding of the Iran problem and how it affects India's foreign policy decisions in the Indo-Pacific region.

Afghanistan and Central Asia, Energy Security, Extended Neighborhood, Geostrategic Pivot, India and Iran, Regional Stability.