India slams Middle East attacks, urges de-escalation at UN — SkimNews
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- India condemned Middle East escalation as "deeply worrying" at the UN Security Council and called for restraint, dialogue, and immediate de-escalation, according to Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni.
- Saudi Arabia received India's "complete solidarity" after attacks on Saudi airports killed Indian citizen Mohammad Yousef Ali in Riyadh.
- MV DP World Cauvery and other commercial vessels (MT Petro Dolphin, MT Valthera, MT On Peace, MT Kazimah III) carrying Indian seafarers came under attack in recent weeks, drawing India's condemnation.
- India and Liberia launched a "Group of Friends on Safety and Security of Shipping and Seafarers" with 23 member states joining during UNGA high-level week last month.
- PM Modi proposed a "Seafarers Emergency Support Network" at the BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi to connect maritime authorities and embassies for distress alerts, medical assistance, and evacuation support.
- UNIFIL peacekeepers in Lebanon must never be targeted, India told the council, while reiterating support for a two-state solution and noting cumulative UNRWA contributions exceeding $52 million.
Why it matters: Beyond rhetoric, India is operationalizing its maritime stakes: a 23-nation Group of Friends on seafarer safety and PM Modi's proposed Seafarers Emergency Support Network give New Delhi a coordinating role across chokepoints like the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, through which roughly four-fifths of global trade moves and which India now calls a "shared international responsibility."
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