India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, called West Asia as a region of "immense importance" to India. India has expressed its deep concerns over the escalation of violence in West Asia and condemned the recent attacks on maritime vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Calling the resumption of attacks and hostilities in the region “deeply concerning”, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish called for “immediate de-escalation of tensions”. Harish made the remarks while addressing a UN Security Council open debate on the ongoing situation in the Middle East. Terming West Asia as a region of “immense importance” for India, the envoy called for restoration of unimpeded navigation and trade through international waterways in the region, PTI reported.