India supports UN membership for Palestine, says MEA
India has officially reaffirmed its support for Palestine's bid for United Nations membership and a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. The Ministry of External Affairs highlighted India's ongoing developmental and humanitarian assistance to the region.
Why it matters
This reaffirms India's long-standing diplomatic stance on Middle Eastern geopolitical stability and its commitment to international law.
India has backed Palestine's bid for United Nations membership and reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution to the festering conflict between the Palestinian people and Israel.
New Delhi's position on Palestine was apprised by Sripriya Ranganathan, a secretary at the External Affairs Ministry, during a ministerial meeting of the Palestine Donor Group, held in Brussels on Monday (July 13, 2026).
India has been backing a vision of a "two-state" solution with Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security within recognised borders, consistent with international law.
At the Palestine Donor Group meeting, Ranganathan emphasised that India has been a long standing partner of the Palestinian people, and reaffirmed India's continued support to a two-state solution as well as to Palestine's membership of the UN, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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