India, March 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a series of high-level calls with global leaders amid escalating tensions in West Asia, focusing on the security of the Strait of Hormuz and the wider implications of the ongoing conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.

Modi spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar, stressing the urgency of de-escalation as hostilities intensify.

During his conversation with Macron, Modi called for dialogue and diplomacy to ease the crisis, with both leaders agreeing to maintain close coordination to support peace and regional st...