India welcomes Pakistan brokered ceasefire, hopes it can lead to peace in Ukraine too

ANI file photo The Pakistan-brokered temporary ceasefire – after 6 weeks of a brutal war in the West Asia region – was welcomed by India in an official statement in which the government also expressed hope that the truce will lead to a lasting peace in the region. Stressing that the conflict had already caused immense suffering to people and disrupted global energy supply and trade networks, the Indian government said it expected unimpeded freedom of navigation and global flow of commerce to prevail through the Strait of Hormuz. “As we have continuously advocated earlier, deescalation, dialogue and diplomacy are…