India urges immediate Middle East de-escalation at U.N., condemns attacks
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India is calling for an immediate de-escalation in the Middle East, saying things are getting out of hand.
At a recent U.N. Security Council debate, India's U.N. representative, Harish Parvathaneni, emphasized the need for dialogue instead of violence.
He condemned attacks on civilian sites, one of which sadly killed Indian citizen Mohammad Yousef Ali in Saudi Arabia.
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