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India voices ‘very deep’ concern over Ukraine conflict; urges Russia, Ukraine to return to dialogue and diplomacy

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar interacting with the Indian community in Vienna on January 1, 2023. Photo: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar Voicing “very deep” concern over the ongoing Ukraine conflict, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on January 1 that India is on the side of peace and since beginning New Delhi’s effort has been to return to dialogue and diplomacy as differences cannot be settled through violence. Mr. Jaishankar, who arrived in Vienna from Cyprus on the second leg of his two-nation tour, made the remarks while addressing the members of the Indian diaspora. “This [Ukraine] conflict is really a matter of very, very deep concern… Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared in September [that] we actually genuinely believe that this is no longer an era of war. You cannot settle differences and issues through violence,” Mr. Jaishankar said. “So from the very beginning, our effort has been to urge [Russia and Ukraine to] return to dialogue and diplomacy…The Prime Minister himself has spoken on numerous occasions with President [Vladimir] Putin and President [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy. I myself talked …

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks to PM Modi about G20, thanks India for aid and UN support

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Glasgow. File photo: Twitter/@narendramodi Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, to discuss India’s ongoing G-20 Presidency, and asked for support for his “10-point Peace Plan”. The call marked the fourth telephone conversation between the two leaders this year and came days after Mr. Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington, his first trip abroad since the war in Ukraine began in February. Apart from discussing the G20, Mr. Zelenskyy thanked India for its help during the war. Mr. Modi also asked the Ukrainian president for helping “facilitate arrangements for the continued education of Indian students,” among about 22,500 Indians who had to return from Ukraine earlier this year.. “I had a phone call with PM Narendra Modi and wished [India] a successful G20 presidency. It was on this platform that I announced the peace formula and now I count on India’s participation in its implementation. I also thanked for humanitarian aid and support in the UN,” Mr. …

Dialogue only way forward, Modi tells Putin as Russia scales up Ukraine attacks | Latest News India

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed bilateral relations, including energy cooperation, in a phone conversation on Friday, and the Indian leader reiterated his call for dialogue and diplomacy as the “only way forward” in the Ukraine crisis. This was the fifth phone conversation between the two leaders since February this year, and they met in person on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit at Samarkand in Uzbekistan in September, when Modi had told Putin in the context of the Ukraine conflict that “today’s era is not of war”. Friday’s phone call was a follow-up on the meeting between the two leaders in Samarkand, and they “reviewed several aspects of the bilateral relationship, including energy cooperation, trade and investments, defence and security cooperation, and other key areas”, according to a brief official statement. Also Read: Russia launches another major missile attack on Ukraine “In the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Prime Minister reiterated his call for dialogue and diplomacy as the only way forward,” the …