India and Iran have often called each other friends and continued to have high level exchanges over the years, despite unrelenting pressure by Washington on Delhi to cut back its exposure to the Islamic country.
But could ties between the two countries now see a marked decline following Teheran's strong comments asking India to protect its Muslim population after 53 people were killed in communal riots in Delhi?
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