External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has highlighted India's "balanced approach" to the Middle East and reaffirmed support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Emphasizing India's strong opposition to terrorism and hostage-taking, Jaishankar also underscored the importance of respecting humanitarian law and minimising civilian casualties in any military action.

Jaishankar said, "There is one issue which I would like to place before you because it's very topical. And it is something which might come up in your own interactions with local people. So it's important that you know that it pertains to the conflict and violence that has been going on in the Middle East. India's approach is an approach which is balanced, which is not one sided, which looks at the issue in all its complexity and which also has a fundamental commitment to justice and equity."