Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:58am on 15 Jun 2025,Sunday India Global
India clarified it did not participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s June 14 statement strongly denouncing Israel’s June 13 airstrikes on Iran, which targeted military and civilian infrastructure with civilian casualties . New Delhi maintained its long-standing position, expressed June 13, urging both Iran and Israel to pursue dialogue and diplomacy to de‑escalate tensions . External Affairs Minister Jaishankar spoke with his Iranian counterpart to convey global concern and pressed for restraint and a return to diplomacy . India emphasized its independent foreign policy within multilateral platforms like SCO. (PC: Reuters)