New Delhi, March 6 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor pushed for diplomacy and negotiated settlement as the West Asia Conflict continued to escalate, hampering the trade through the Strait of Hormuz.

Tharoor, noting that Iran has the capacity to close the Strait of Hormuz, hoped that it would relent and let the ships go through.

"It affects us too because there have been a lot of consequences already... The sooner this war ends, the better for everyone... The need for diplomacy and for a negotiated settlement is very urgent... We'd be stuck like everybody else is stuck because Iran has the capacity to close the straits. Eventually, we hope that Iran will relent and let ships go through. But at the moment, I don't think India alone can do any...