Supported by the Embassy of India in Baku, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) of India hosts the 2nd edition of Best of India Show at Baku Sport Palace on March 7-17.

India will hold a general election in seven stages starting on April 11, the election commission said on Sunday, in what will be the world’s biggest democratic exercise with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to benefit from tensions with Pakistan, Trend reported citing Reuters.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United Nations chief Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed on Friday the recent developments at the Indian-Pakistani border, and the latest situation in Syria over the phone, the Directorate of Communications of the Turkish Presidency said, Trend reports referring to Daily Sabah.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received the newly appointed Ambassador of India Bawitlung Vanlalvawna, Trend reports referring to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

China supports Russia’s initiative to act as a diplomatic intermediary between India and Pakistan to de-escalate the situation between the countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang said at Monday’s briefing, Trend reports referring to TASS.

Best of India - Biggest Exclusive Indian Product Trade Show will held in Baku.

Iran is getting ready to put into operation the Qazvin-Rasht railway to join the International North South Transportation Corridor (INSTC) and connect to India and Europe via railroad network.

Azerbaijan joins its voice to those countries which call India and Pakistan to restraint from the further escalation, spokesperson of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Leyla Abdullayeva told Trend.

Turkey calls on India and Pakistan to solve the problems which arose between the countries through diplomacy, Deputy Chairman of the Turkish Justice and Development Party Numan Kurtulmus said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed hope for the de-escalation of the situation in relations between India and Pakistan, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement released on Wednesday after a meeting between the Russian top diplomat and his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj in China’s Wuzhen on the sidelines of the Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China, Trend reports referring to TASS.