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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will brief Parliament on the West Asia crisis. Congress demands a discussion on US and Israel's aggression on Iran.

Amid escalating Iran war, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to brief Parliament on West Asia crisis on Monday.

The Monday’s session will be the second part of the Budget session. It is expected to be stormy as the first item to be taken up will be the Motion of Removal admitted against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Another issue that will likely be taken up is the ongoing conflict in West Asia. On Friday, the Congress had demanded a full-fledged short duration discussion on the West Asia situation and said that a suo motu statement on behalf of the government would not suffice.

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“…We need a full-fledged short duration discussion on the West Asian situation caused by the aggression of the US and Israel on Iran and the subsequent attacks by Iran on Gulf countries, the activities of the US navy in the Indian Ocean," PTI quoted Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh.

“There were the attacks by the US and Israel on Iran and the subsequent attacks by Iran on the Gulf countries. There are almost 10 million Indians who work in this region, whose lives, livelihoods, safety, security are affected. So, it’s a very important economic issue. We get about 50-60 billion dollars of remittances every year from this region, if not more. So, it’s a very important issue for us and we will certainly demand an urgent discussion on the West Asian situation," he said.

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According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), over 52,360 individuals have returned from the Gulf region to India.

Air travel across the Middle East continues to be thrown into disarray as the escalating conflict between the US, Israel and Iran disrupts skies over key Gulf hubs. Since February 28, airports in Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain have witnessed mass cancellations, which have affected thousands of passengers. The escalating tensions have prompted the airlines to reschedule or suspend flights.

The ongoing conflict in West Asia has heavily affected operations at several major Indian airports. At Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, 33 flights were cancelled on Friday due to airspace restrictions. Similarly, at Kolkata, flights to the Gulf were suspended after overnight strikes in Abu Dhabi and Dubai forced airlines to prioritise passenger safety even after a FlyDubai flight had landed briefly on Thursday.

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