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Updated on: Dec 27, 2019, 09:38:24 IST
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, and his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, shake hands for journalists prior to their meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. (AP Photo)
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, and his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, shake hands for journalists prior to their meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. (AP Photo)

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