(With inputs from agencies)

NEW DELHI: India on Monday said it was aware of the "negative global reaction" to Catalonia 's declaration of independence from Spain.It said that it believed the issues between the two stakeholders could be best solved "within the constitutional framework and with respect for national integrity.""As a country that values and fosters unity in diversity, India would urge that issues of identity and culture are best addressed within the constitutional framework and with respect for national integrity," said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar during a media briefing.Kumar said that India feels that "instability" resulting from the tensions would not be to anyone's advantage."Neither Europe nor the world would benefit from instability," he said about the latest developments in Catalonia.Catalonia's parliament on Friday declared independence from Spain in defiance of the government in Madrid, even as the latter prepared to impose direct rule over the region, Reuters reported.The crisis in Catalonia has been as much about identity and culture, as about autonomy.Many Catalans have long said they don't identify as Spanish and want to secede. They have stressed the region's cultural differences with the rest of the country, including its traditions and language, which were suppressed during the 1939-1975 dictatorship of General Francisco Franco.Pro-independence Catalans have also argued that the prosperous region - which contributes a fifth of its 1.1 trillion-euro ($1.32 trillion) economy - gives far more than it receives from the country's government.The current crisis began brewing after a independence referendum on October 1 was declared illegal by Spain.