Firmly oppose the targeting of civilians and infrastructure in West Asia conflict, says Jaishankar

India firmly opposes the “targeting of civilians and infrastructure” arsenic good arsenic the disruption of navigation owed to the warfare successful West Asia, said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, inaugurating the 9^th Indian Ocean Conference successful Port Louis, which was implicit shadowed by the struggle and prospects for talks owed to statesman successful Islamabad connected Saturday (April 11, 2026).

Mr. Jaishankar, who was successful Mauritius for a 2-day sojourn earlier leaving for the UAE connected Friday (April 10, 2026) nighttime met with galore counterparts from the portion including the enactment of Mauritius, and his counterparts from Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Seychelles, and different officials from Saudi Arabia, UAE, and different Gulf countries contiguous astatine the conference, though galore delegates cancelled their attendance owed to the struggle and question disruptions. No delegate attended from the Maldives, arsenic Mauritius and Maldives person suspended diplomatic ties implicit territorial differences implicit the Chagos Islands.