India, Oct. 12 -- National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his Iranian counterpart Mohsen Rezaei discussed regional and international developments and bilateral ties on Monday against the backdrop of a flare-up in hostilities in West Asia.

India has maintained a delicate balance in its ties with Iran and key players in West Asia, urging for a return to dialogue and diplomacy to end the conflict and opposing all attacks on merchant shipping and civilian infrastructure.

Rezaei, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, held a phone conversation with Doval and exchanged views on the "latest regional and international developments and issues of mutual interest to the two countries", the Iranian embassy said on social m...