India believes in rule of law, dialogue and diplomacy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, adding that military conflict is not the resolution to any issue. PM Modi’s big remark comes amid the deadly US-Iran conflict which has affected majority of West Asia. PM Modi made the statement at a joint presser with the President of Finland.
“India and Finland believe in rule of law, dialogue and diplomacy. Only military conflict cannot solve any issue, whether it is Ukraine or West Asia. We are both convinced that global institutions need urgent reform,” PM Narendra Modi said. The intense missile and drone exchange that has shaken the entire Middle East region was triggered by the US-Israel strikes on Iran that led to the death of Khamenei last weekend.
Most recently, an Iranian naval ship – Iris Dena – was on Wednesday struck by a missile off the coast of Sri Lanka, India’s neighbour. The strike on the Iran Navy ship killed dozens who were onboard. While Iran authorities said the naval ship was a guest of India for a military exercise, government sources said the ship and its crew were Indian guests only from February 16 to 25. Furthermore, the ship did not seek any help from India after that.
IRIS Dena participated in the International Fleet Review (IFR) in Vizag from February 16 to February 25, the US-Israeli attack on Iran came on February 28. At the joint press statement with the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that the world at present is going through a period of instability and uncertainty.
“Conflict persists in many parts of the world, from Ukraine to West Asia. In such a global environment, India and Europe, two of the world’s major diplomatic powers, are entering a golden era of their relationship,” he said. Our growing cooperation is giving new strength to global stability, development, and shared prosperity, PM Modi said. He highlighted that the historic India-European Union Free Trade Agreement was recently signed, saying that the deal will further strengthen trade, investment, and technology cooperation between India and Finland. India and Finland are important partners in areas such as digital technology, infrastructure, and sustainability…”
