he/she said, ‘A solution will come only when both Ukraine and Russia will come to the conversation table. Ukraine can have countless discussions with its colleagues, but will have no result. Both sides should be included in the discussion. The Prime Minister said that it was challenging to establish peace in the beginning, but now, the current situation presents an opportunity for meaningful and effective talks between Ukraine and Russia.
he/she said, ‘There is a lot of damage. Even Global South has been damaged. The world is struggling with food, fuel and fertilizer crisis. Therefore, the global community should unite for peace. As far as I am concerned, I have always said that I am standing with peace. I am not neutral. I have a stand, and that is peace, and I try for peace. ‘ The Prime Minister insisted that Lord Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi’s land advocates peace above the struggle.
‘We talk about peace, the world listens to us’
he/she said, “Cultural and historically our background is so strong that whenever we talk about peace, the world listens to us, because India is the land of Gautama Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi.” he/she said, “We support harmony … We neither want to wage war against nature nor promote the struggle between nations. We are standing for peace and wherever we can act as a peacemaker, we have happily accepted that responsibility. ‘
‘After Kovid-19, it seemed that the world …’
Modi also said that after Kovid-19, it seemed that the world would come together, but instead it became more fragmented, which led to many conflicts at the global level. he/she said that international institutions have become irrelevant and organizations like United Nations are failing to fulfill their objectives due to lack of necessary reforms. The Prime Minister said, “The world should stay away from struggle and adopt coordination.” he/she reiterated that progress will come from development and not with expansionism.
What did PM Modi advise Putin?
he/she said, “India has always been pressurizing to resolve Ukraine struggle through dialogue and diplomacy.” In his/her summit with Putin in Moscow on 9 July last year, Modi told him/her that the solution to the Ukraine struggle is not possible in the battlefield and peace efforts between bombs and bullets are not successful. A few weeks later he/she went to Ukraine where he/she told Jailonsci that both Ukraine and Russia should sit together without wasting time to end the ongoing war and India is ready to play an ‘active role’ to restore peace in the region.
