Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar held talks with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani over phone on Monday, with the two leaders reviewing the current geopolitical situation in West Asia and its impact and implications for global security.
According to an official statement shared by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on X, both Al-Thani and Jaishankar emphasized resolving disputes through dialogue and diplomacy and discussed the impact of the ongoing war on international stability.
A post by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs X read: “During the call, they reviewed the development of military escalation in the region and its serious effects on regional and international security and stability, as well as ways to resolve all disputes peacefully. They also stressed the importance of ensuring freedom of navigation.”
“His Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized the need to stop Iran’s unjustified attacks on Qatar and other countries in the region and warned against irresponsible targeting of vital infrastructure, especially infrastructure related to water, food and energy facilities,” the post also reads.
“His Excellency also emphasized the need to strengthen coordination, intensify joint efforts, return to the negotiating table and give priority to reason and wisdom to suppress the crisis, thereby ensuring global energy security, freedom of navigation, environmental security and maintaining regional stability,” he added.
Earlier on Sunday, Jaishankar posted on X his interview with Al-Thani regarding the current situation in West Asia. He also spoke on the phone with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday.
The US-Iran War: Current Situation
The diplomatic commitments come at a time of heightened tensions in West Asia with no sign of abating. US President Donald Trump has given Iran a deadline of Tuesday, saying the US will rain “hell” on Tehran if it does not strike a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz by then.
A senior Iranian government official, speaking to Reuters, said the country would not open the Strait of Hormuz as part of a temporary ceasefire and would not bow to any pressure or accept deadlines to reach an agreement.
What are Jaishankar’s plans to guide India through these turbulent times?
EAM projects confidence in how the central government is handling the current situation.
On Saturday, Jaishankar said that India had “firmly overcome” the turbulent geopolitical situation arising from the conflict in West Asia and the Russo-Ukrainian war. He said the Modi government was “successfully handling both domestic and external challenges”.
Speaking at the 15th annual convocation ceremony of IIM Raipur, EAM Jaishankar said: “The turbulence in the world today is also structural in many ways. The global order is changing before our eyes, with visible shifts in the relative power and influence of countries. The policies of some companies are finding it difficult to cope with these changes. New developments in technology, in energy and increasingly supporting the competitiveness of military capabilities. The world today is confronted with the prospect on security in an increasingly volatile and unpredictable environment, be it business decisions or foreign policy.
