'India calls upon all parties to exercise restraint & de-escalate tensions' — Foreign Minister

At the UN General Assembly, India expressed deep concern over the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, emphasizing maritime security and food and energy supply. The message was delivered by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

To discuss this, we speak with Rajiv Dogra, former Indian ambassador to Italy, Romania, Moldova, Albania, and San Marino, and India's permanent representative to the United Nations agencies based in Rome.