Bhubaneswar, March 1 -- India on Saturday urged all stakeholders in West Asia to exercise restraint and avoid escalation following US and Israeli strikes on Iran. Emphasizing the importance of dialogue and diplomacy, New Delhi called for the peaceful resolution of disputes while reaffirming the need to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations.

The statement from the Ministry of External Affairs came hours after US and Israeli military operations targeted Tehran and other Iranian cities, prompting retaliatory strikes by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Israel and US military installations in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The ministry expressed deep concern over the ...