India has always been in favor of peace. Be it Israel-Hamas war or Russia-Ukraine war, India has always contributed towards solving problems peacefully.
India once again reiterated this point on the international platform. Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the serious issue of conflict in Gaza, stressing the need for a permanent solution to the humanitarian crisis.
Speaking at the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Kampala, Jaishankar stressed that “terrorism and hostage-taking are unacceptable.”
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday called for a multipolar world while pushing for reforms in the United Nations. The External Affairs Minister underlined that the world is grappling with ‘new forms of inequality and domination’.
Addressing the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Uganda’s capital Kampala, Jaishankar presented India’s vision inspired by “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”. He said that the world has completely changed since the NAM meeting in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan in 2019.
The conflict in Gaza is clearly the center of our concern.
“The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip requires a ‘durable solution’ that provides immediate relief to those most affected,” the Foreign Minister said. In his address, he said, “The conflict in Gaza is clearly at the center of our concern. “This humanitarian crisis requires a lasting solution that provides immediate relief to those most affected.”
India’s External Affairs Minister said, “We must also be clear that the path to terrorism and hostage-taking is unacceptable. At the same time, international humanitarian law should always be respected by all countries. It is also important that the conflict does not spread within or outside the region.” He advocated a two-state solution where the Palestinian people could live within secure borders.
Need to emphasize cultural rebalancing
S Jaishankar said climate change is reaching dangerous levels rapidly and regularly and there are few who have not felt its impact. He said, “Debt, inflation and growth challenges have also had a huge impact on growth.
We may have overthrown colonialism, but we are struggling with new forms of inequality and domination.” He said that the era of globalization is focused on the economy which treats the rest of the world only as a market or resource. Jaishankar called for a multipolar world while emphasizing on reforms in the United Nations. “We must also emphasize cultural rebalancing where all heritages are mutually respected,” he said.