New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s advice to the President of Russia – Vladimir Putin – has grabbed the attention of the world media. PM Modi to Putin said, “Today’s era is not of war, and I have spoken to you about it on the call.”
PM Modi expressed his concerns about the impact of the war on food and energy security, said “Today we will get the opportunity to talk about how we can progress on the path of peace. India and Russia have stayed together with each other for several decades,”
PM Narendra Modi further added, “We spoke several times on the phone about India-Russia bilateral relations and various issues. We should find ways to address the problems of food, fuel security, and fertilizers. I want to thank Russia and Ukraine for helping us to evacuate our students from Ukraine,”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s advice to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s summit in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand has grabbed the attention of leading international media organizations.
American publication -CNN praised PM Modi’s hold on world politics and reported ” Indian leader Narendra Modi tells Putin: Now is not the time for war”
US publication Washington Post headline was “Modi rebukes Putin over the war in Ukraine”.
The New York Times said in its headline “India’s Leader Tells Putin That Now Is Not an Era for War,”
The leading Japanese publication, NHK’s headline was “Indian PM Modi tells Putin to pursue peace”, while Hong Kong-based leading daily South China Morning Post reported: Now is ‘not a time for war’, India’s Modi tells Russia’s Putin who vows to ‘end this as soon as possible.’
However, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine in February of this year.
PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he knows about India’s position on the Ukraine conflict and “we want all of this to end as soon as possible”.
“I know about your position on the Ukraine conflict. I know about your concerns. We want all of this to end as soon as possible,” Putin said.
“But the other party, the leadership of Ukraine has claimed… that they refuse to engage in the negotiation process. They said they want to achieve their objectives, as they say, on the battlefield militarily. We will keep you abreast of everything that is happening over there,” he added.
Putin said that relations between Russia and India are in the nature of a privileged strategic partnership and continue to develop very rapidly.
“We are actively engaging at international platforms. We are in discussion on international issues. Sometimes these issues are something that is not very good news…,” he said.
(Vinayak)
