New Delhi, March 18 -- Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Wednesday held a comprehensive discussion on the impact of conflict in West Asia with members asking questions and sharing concerns about the overall situation, safety of Indian nationals and the diaspora, besides oil and gas supplies.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who chairs the Standing Committee on External Affairs, said the committee asked about the difficulties of students in West Asia whose CBSE exams have been postponed.

He said everything affecting the well-being of the Indian diaspora was discussed.

"It was a very good discussion... . As you can see, it ran very long. The first discussion on West Asia was the most comprehensive. We had 17 members atte...