New Delhi, March 19 -- Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said India should take a lead in trying to end the West Asia conflict, saying that the Gulf region is a major source of the country's energy supplies, including LPG and LNG, and the conflict is hurting people who have nothing to do with it.

Tharoor, a former union minister, said that the continuation of conflict will create severe shortages and major world leaders should take responsible steps to try and stop the war.

"I have publicly called for India to take a lead in trying to end this war (in West Asia). I think that we have every right to speak as a country that has already been deeply affected and with a lot of stake in the region," Tharoor told ANI.

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