JK News Today
Jammu, April 11: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated it quite categorically that India opposed the targeting of civilians in the West Asian conflict and called for an early return to normalcy.
He was speaking at the 9th Indian Ocean Conference in Mauritius on Friday.
He said : “ In these turbulent times, the situation in West Asia merits obviously particular attention. All of us are deeply concerned about the conflict and would like to see an early return to normalcy.
We firmly oppose the targeting of civilians, of infrastructure and of commercial shipping. It is essential that navigation remains safe and unimpeded. “
Jaishankar highlighted the economic impact of the conflict as he underlined that the “relevant point here is that each one of us has felt the economic impact of this conflict very deeply. When energy is scarce and expensive, it has an overarching implication for the entire society. When trade is constricted, this goes beyond business to livelihoods in different sectors. When fertilizers are more difficult to procure, its food security consequence is obvious. These have become the immediate challenges as we meet here in this conference. But there are underlying issues that we also need to address because there is no guarantee that such scenarios will not recur.”
