A year after ties between India and Azerbaijan soured over Baku’s alignment with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met with the country’s top leadership in an attempt to reset bilateral relations.

Jaishankar, who arrived in Baku on Friday for a one-day visit, called his talks with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov “very productive”, noting they helped set a path forward for improving relations between the two countries.

“Our talks dwelt on further expanding our bilateral relations. We spoke about economic cooperation, including in trade, investment and energy, which are central to our bilateral ties.…