Srinagar, May 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high-stakes interaction with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New Delhi comes at a defining moment for global diplomacy. With West Asia simmering in conflict, oil routes under stress and geopolitical fault lines widening, India's engagement with Iran is not merely symbolic diplomacy - it is strategic necessity. The timing of the meeting is critical. The Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly a fifth of the world's oil supply passes, has become a centre of global concern amid escalating tensions involving Iran, the United States and Israel. India, heavily dependent on energy imports, understands that any prolonged instability in the Gulf directly impacts its economy, inflation, f...