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India on June 24 retold its stand for an ‘Independent, Viable, and Democratic State of Palestine’ and called for an end to the conflict in West Asia. At a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) session, India called for peace talks between Israel and Palestine. There is no alternative to the “two-state solution” for ensuring “meaningful and enduring peace”.
India said that the Israel-Palestine peace process could no longer be kept on the back burner. “The ongoing stand-off will only worsen the trust deficit between the parties and increases the chances violence to reoccur. I again underscore the need for immediate resumption of the Middle East Peace Process and direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine,” Vikas Swarup, Secretary of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, said at the UNSC session.
“India supports all diplomatic efforts, including by the Quartet, which is aimed at strengthening the collective commitment of the international community to resume these negotiations and facilitate the peace process,” Swarup added. India also urged Israel and the Gaza Strip to honour the ongoing ceasefire to ensure that the “situation does not spiral out of control”.The session came in the backdrop of the recent rise of the conflict between Israel and Palestine’s Gaza Strip territory.
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“Attention of the international community should not be diverted from the immediate needs of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian civilian population, particularly in Gaza. Such assistance should reach the Palestinian people through verified channels,” Swarup added. India also called for “reinforced cooperation” between the Israeli and Palestinian authorities in humanitarian aid delivery and the movement of patients in and out of Gaza.
