Modi positions India as peacemaker in Ukraine conflict

This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 23, 2024, shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) speaking with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Mariinskyi Palace ahead of their meeting, in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Aug 23.

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Nirmala Ganapathy

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NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought to position India as a peacemaker in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but his visit to Kyiv also underlined that New Delhi is not going to choose between the two sides in the war.

During

a one-day visit to Kyiv on Aug 23,

he personally offered to play a role in efforts to bring about a cessation of hostilities, reiterating India’s position that the conflict can be resolved only through dialogue and diplomacy.

Modi positions India as peacemaker in Ukraine conflict

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