India, March 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached out to key Gulf leaders as West Asia plunged deeper into conflict. The PM personally spoke to Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman, and Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait, expressing solidarity and voicing concern over attacks on their soil.

Over the past 48 hours, the PM has spoken with leaders across West Asia, including UAE's president, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The conversations have focused on de-escalation, respect for sovereignty and the urgent need to prevent further civilian casualties.

India has deep strategic, economic and diaspora ties across the Gulf, and any escalation...