NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India said on Wednesday it was “deeply concerned” by the escalating conflict in West Asia and urged for restraint and protection of civilians as Israel prepared to retaliate against a barrage of Iranian missile strikes.
“It is important that the conflict doesn’t take a wider regional dimension and we urge that all issues be addressed through dialogue and diplomacy,” India’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
New Delhi also advised its nationals on Wednesday to avoid all non-essential travel to Iran.
(Reporting by Tanvi Mehta; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)
