The Western media is making much of Prime Minister Narendra Modi바카라s remarks on Ukraine during his meeting with President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Uzbekistan on Friday.
Modi told Putin that this is not 바카라an era of war바카라. The US press took the comment as Modi chastising Putin.
Does this mean that New Delhi is veering round to the US camp on Ukraine? It바카라s not so, but there is a nuanced shift in its tone to publicly assert to the world that India has its independent position on the Ukraine War. The United States and Europe will be happy with Modi바카라s comments to Ukraine. However, it does not mean that India바카라s relations with Russia are about to change. Modi, like China바카라s President Xi Jinping and other countries across the world, wants the fighting in Ukraine to stop and the disruption caused by the war on supply chains to end.
바카라Modi rebukes Putin over war in Ukraine,바카라 The Washington Post reported in a headline. It further reported, 바카라In a stunning public rebuke, Modi told Putin: 바카라Today바카라s era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this.바카라바카라 Most of the reports are in a similar vein.
Modi told Putin, 바카라Today바카라s era is not of war and we have spoken to you many times on the phone that democracy, diplomacy, and dialogue are such things that touch the world. Today we will get a chance to discuss how we can move forward on the path of peace in the coming days. I will also get an opportunity to understand your view point.바카라
Former Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal told Outlook, 바카라It is a general statement that applies to all sides, including China, keeping in mind its aggression in Ladakh. Putin himself in his remarks noted that Modi has been 바카라constantly바카라 expressing his concern and while saying he too wanted the conflict to end, he blamed Ukraine for seeking a solution on the battlefield. Besides, PM Modi wanted Putin to 바카라also바카라 contribute to a solution, implying others, including the West, had to also do so.바카라바카라
Government sources in New Delhi do not regard Modi바카라s words as any sort of rebuke. They point to the fact that India has always called for an end to the war and has spoken of settling issues through diplomacy and negotiations since February 24 when Russian troops invaded Ukraine.
Earlier this month during the Eastern Economic Forum meeting in Vladivostok, where Putin was the host, Modi said in his virtual address, 바카라The Ukraine conflict and the global pandemic have had a major impact on global supply chains. Shortages of foodgrains, fertilisers, and fuels are a major concern for developing countries. Since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict, we have stressed the need to take the path of diplomacy and dialogue. We support all peaceful efforts to end this conflict.바카라
Putin too acknowledged at the SCO meeting that Modi had said this several times to Russia. He said, 바카라I know your position on the conflict in Ukraine about your concerns that you constantly express. We will do our best to stop this as soon as possible. Only, unfortunately, the opposing side, the leadership of Ukraine, announced its abandonment of the negotiation process.바카라
Former diplomat Bhaswati Mukherjee also said it바카라s not a rebuke.
바카라It is a reminder to President Putin once again, as PM Modi has said during his telephone conversations with the Russian leader, that this is not an era of war. He has conveyed to the Russian President that India바카라s strong preference is for a solution to end the conflict so that Russia returns to its rightful place in the comity of nations,바카라 said Mukherjee.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also waded into Modi바카라s comments. When asked by a journalist to comment on India바카라s position, he said, 바카라What you're hearing from China, from India, is reflective of concerns around the world about the effects of Russia's aggression on Ukraine 바카라 not just on the people of Ukraine, devastating as that's been, but on countries and people across the entire planet.바카라
Modi also spoke of the depth of India-Russia relationship in his remarks.
He said, 바카라The relationship between India and Russia has deepened manifold. We also value this relationship because we have been such friends who have been with each other every moment for the last several decades and the whole world also knows how Russia's relationship with India has been and how India바카라s relationship with Russia has been and therefore the world also knows that it is an unbreakable friendship.바카라
That is not about to change soon.
