Syria needs political solution: India

India on Tuesday welcomed the need for a UN Security Council resolution on Syria, saying the crisis there needs a political solution which should be “Syrian-led” and “Syria-owned”.

India on Tuesday welcomed the need for a UN Security Council resolution on Syria, saying the crisis there needs a political solution which should be “Syrian-led” and “Syria-owned”. “The Syrian people demand and deserve empowerment so that a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political solution can be found in an atmosphere free of violence and bloodshed,” said India’s permanent representative to the US, Hardeep Puri, at the UNSC on Tuesday.

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India doesn’t support regime change in Syria. As a non-permanent member, India can vote against a resolution seeking regime change, but that will not determine its fate.