‘Military Conflict Cannot Solve Any Issue’: PM Modi Urges Dialogue as US-Iran War Escalates in West Asia

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:24am on 05 Mar 2026,Thursday India Global

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said military conflict cannot solve any issue as fighting between the US and Iran spreads across West Asia.   Speaking at a joint press conference with Alexander Stubb in New Delhi, Modi said India supports dialogue and diplomacy.   “India and Finland believe in rule of law, dialogue and diplomacy. Only military conflict cannot solve any issue, whether it is Ukraine or West Asia,” he said.   The region has seen heavy missile and drone attacks after US-Israel strikes on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei last week.   An Iranian warship, IRIS Dena, was also hit off Sri Lanka, killing several sailors.

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