Middle East conflict is of particular concern to India Jaishankar

The region is vital to New Delhis energy security, its foreign minister has said. India has called for de-escalating tensions in the Middle East region through dialogue and diplomacy. The region is key to India's energy security and includes many important suppliers of oil and gas, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar stated in the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of Parliament, on Monday.