India proactively engaged for peace in Ukraine, West Asia |
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said wars in Ukraine and West Asia have global implications and India is using diplomacy to engage with warring sides to explore peaceful resolutions. Speaking at an interaction with the Indian community in Brisbane, Australia, Jaishankar said that India is using all available channels of diplomacy to bring warring sides to a dialogue for peace. The Indian Minister said the Russia-Ukraine conflict as 125 countries of the Global South were afflicted in many ways by this war. Jaishankar said this was an important issue of discussions when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had travelled to Russia in July and to Ukraine in August. Modi met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in June and again in September, and held talks again with President Vladimir Putin in the Russian city of Kazan in October. Jaishankar said India was undertaking proactive diplomacy. Responding to questions, Jaishankar admitted that India`s role was now being understood and even appreciated by western powers. Though earlier India`s efforts had met with skepticism. India received strong endorsement of the biggest sufferers among the Global South. Jaishankar admitted that Iran and Israel wouldn`t talk to each other directly. India was among a few countries trying to break that logjam.
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