New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- India and Azerbaijan on Friday explored ways to expand cooperation in trade, investment, energy and connectivity as external affairs minister S Jaishankar met President Ilham Aliyev and foreign minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku to take forward a reset in bilateral ties that have been fractious in recent years.

This was the first visit by an Indian foreign minister to Azerbaijan in eight years, against the backdrop of a thaw in bilateral relations, which have been impacted in the past by Azerbaijan's close ties with Pakistan. During the four-day conflict with Pakistan in May 2025, India was angered when Azerbaijan's foreign ministry issued a statement condemning the military attacks on Pakistan.

At his meeting with A...