External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that a “war anywhere is threat to peace everywhere”, raising concerns over the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia and their far-reaching impact on people and economies across the world.
Speaking at the Chinmaya Amrit Mahotsav Global Sammelan in Delhi on the occasion of UN Day, Jaishankar reiterated India’s position that dialogue and diplomacy remain the only way to resolve conflicts, as he referred to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran in West Asia. “We cannot remain helpless spectators. India expresses global sentiment when we urge that dialogue and diplomacy are the only solution. We are making efforts ourselves and are open to working with other partners to that end,” he added.
Societies and economies, peoples far away, who have little say in the matter, are actually paying the cost,” the minister said. Stressing that the international community could not afford to remain a silent spectator, Jaishankar said India was making its own efforts towards resolving the conflicts and was willing to work with other countries to restore peace. “There are today two major conflicts going on in the world: in Ukraine and in West Asia or the Middle East.
