India on Monday strongly condemned the drone attack targeting the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates, calling it a "dangerous escalation" and urging all sides to return to dialogue and diplomacy amid rising regional tensions.

In an official statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India was "deeply concerned" over the strike on the UAE's only nuclear facility.

"India is deeply concerned at the attack targeting the Barakah nuclear facility in the UAE. Such actions are unacceptable and represent a dangerous escalation. We urgently call for restraint and a return to dialogue and diplomacy," the statement said. 

The remarks came after a drone strike triggered a fire near the Barakah nuclear plant on Sunday (May 17) in what UAE authorities described as an "unprovoked terrorist attack."