"The West Asia crisis has reached a fork point. The choices between various stakeholders are to continue with escalation or to taper it down and negotiate a settlement. For the moment, it appears that the escalation ladder is broken. Hopefully, the negotiations between Oman and Iran over the terms of reference for navigational matters through the Strait of Hormuz are nearing finalisation," he said.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received a telephone call from his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, during which the two leaders reviewed the progress…

Netanyahu and Modi discuss West Asia developments, reaffirming commitment to strengthen the India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership.