External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday mentioned India’s place within the Russia-Ukraine battle has been {that a} answer cannot be found on the battlefield and New Delhi desires to discover a manner of bringing this battle to an finish.

Responding to a query on India’s place on the Russia-Ukraine battle throughout his interplay with the Indian diaspora in Kuala Lumpur, Jaishankar mentioned that there are “no winners of a conflict”.

“We took the position from the start, that you’re not going to get a solution to this conflict on the battlefield,” he mentioned.

“At the end of the day, every party and a lot of innocent bystanders or other nations also get ruined or affected. One way or the other by conflict. So, our position has been here to find a way of bringing this conflict to an end,” he mentioned, including that “very honestly, in some circles, this was not a very popular position at that time”.

On the Israel-Hamas battle, Jaishankar mentioned what occurred on October 7 was terrorism, referring to the multi-front assault by the Palestinian militant group in southern Israel.

“On the other hand, nobody would, you know, countenance the deaths of innocent civilians. Countries may be justified at least in their own minds and response, but you cannot have a response which does not take into account something called international humanitarian law,” he mentioned.

“And the fact is, that whatever the rights and wrongs of the issue, there is the underlying issue of the rights of the Palestinians and the fact that they have been denied their homeland,” he added.

“We have also been the country who have the opportunity to talk to the Russians very frankly and bluntly on this (Ukraine) issue on different aspects. You know, others have used us to pass messages. And by the way, the same thing applies when it comes to the Gaza-Israel conflict as well,” he mentioned.

During his handle, Jaishankar mentioned India and Malaysia are by nature “pluralistic”. He additionally talked about his assembly with Malaysia’s high management and hoped that the ties would be additional strengthened.

He additionally held a “productive” round-table assembly with CEOs in Malaysia.

“Glad to hear about growing interest in partnering with Indian industries. Encouraged them to join in India’s growth story. Discussed geopolitical developments that can provide more opportunities in India-Malaysia business interactions,” he mentioned in a submit on X.

The minister additionally met SA Vigneswaran, President of Malaysian Indian Congress, and the bloc’s members and thanked them for his or her continued assist in the direction of nurturing nearer India-Malaysia ties.

“Received YB Senator @KSaraswathy24, Vice President of @KEADILAN and other senior members earlier today in Kuala Lumpur. Appreciated their commitment for deepening India-Malaysia cooperation in various domains,” he mentioned in one other submit.

Jaishankar is in Kuala Lumpur on the third and final leg of his three-nation tour to Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia.