Azerbaijan supporting pakistan in the India-Pakistan dispute is not a new thing. However, this time when azerbaijan adopted an anti-India stance, india did not need to respond. Its ally iran itself has given such a message, due to which Azerbaijan's strategic position has started to waver. Iran has made it clear in its foreign policy that any kind of change in the borders will not be accepted, due to which the plans of azerbaijan and turkey, in which they wanted to change the geographical form of armenia, are being destroyed.
Strengthening of Iran-Armenia relations
The visit of Iran's Defense minister to Armenia's capital Yerevan has sent a big message at the global level. He reiterated his commitment to strategic stability and border security with Armenia. The Iranian Defense minister clearly said that the stability of the Caucasus region is necessary for the stability of our northern borders. iran also said that despite being a Muslim-majority country, it does not run its foreign policy only on the basis of religion, but gives priority to historical, cultural and diplomatic relations.
The 2020 war and Azerbaijan's confidence
Azerbaijan won over armenia in the war of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 and since then its attitude has been aggressive, but Iran's clear stance has spoiled Azerbaijan's plans. Meanwhile, azerbaijan and turkey were jointly devising a strategy to cut off armenia from the south and annex the Nakhichevan region. Regarding this, iran has strongly objected to 'geo-political remapping'.
Iran's clear message
Iran made it clear that the border dispute would create regional instability. No country will be allowed to bully or change the map. We will not leave armenia alone in this way. This statement is strategically favorable for india, as Azerbaijan's pro-Pakistan stance has been countered by the diplomatic defeat of its ally.
Diplomatic advantage for India
India did not respond directly to azerbaijan, but iran sent a message that if pakistan and its new friends create an anti-India atmosphere in South Asia, they will not get support in West Asia. Defence cooperation between India-Armenia already exists and now this triangle has been strengthened with the participation of Iran.
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