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World News: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave friendly advice to the President of Russia in Samarkand, saying that today is not the era of war, his line became a benchmark in international diplomacy. PM Modi had advised Putin in September that and emphasized that the Russia-Ukraine war should be resolved only through dialogue and diplomacy. Today is not the time for war.
From September to November i.e. for the next 60 days, the echo of this appeal of PM Modi was heard all over the world. America had said that it welcomes this statement of the Prime Minister of India and the war should end through dialogue.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a traditional welcome as he arrived in Bali, Indonesia for the G20 Summit. pic.twitter.com/Msfvmn5Skt
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2022
Now that PM Narendra Modi has once again reached Bali, Indonesia to attend the G-20 conference, it is being discussed in diplomatic circles whether India will be able to become a peacemaker at the negotiating table for reconciliation between Ukraine and Russia. ready to?
India among the countries most affected by the Ukraine war
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s plane has landed in Bali. PM is once again among the leaders of the world whom the war is affecting the most.
Will have to find a way to reach the ceasefire – Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again appealed to stop the Ukraine-Russia war in his first address as soon as he reached Bali. He said that a way has to be found to reach a ceasefire and start a diplomatic initiative. PM Modi said that the Second World War has caused havoc in the last century. Then the leaders of that time made serious efforts to establish peace and now it is our turn.
PM Modi is meeting the heads of states of America, Britain, France, Singapore, Australia, Germany and Spain in this conference. PM Modi’s meeting with Chinese President Jinping has not been decided yet. During this, the issue of Russia-Ukraine war is expected to come to the fore. Although Putin himself is not reaching this conference, Putin has sent Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to this conference.
Is India’s diplomatic offer strong enough?
The question is that if India gets a proposal to make a peace agreement between these two countries, is there enough power in India’s diplomatic offer that Russia and Ukraine should consider its offer.
PM Modi welcomed in Bali (Photo- Twitter)
PM Modi welcomed in Bali (Photo- Twitter)In fact, in Samarkand, when PM Modi told President Putin face to face that this is not the era of war, India’s image in front of the world was made as a country which, despite being a friend of Russia, could call Putin on his face. . This showed the seriousness of India.
Please tell that India gave this message to Putin to end the war when India is buying millions of barrels of crude oil from Russia at cheap prices. In this way, India showed such a foreign policy which was appreciated all over the world even while taking the risk of getting angry with a friend like Russia. With this step of India, the neutrality of India’s foreign policy came to the fore in front of Ukraine as well. Who could remain neutral and present his opinion according to the global scenario.
On this statement of PM Modi, President Putin said that he knows India’s position on Ukraine conflict. And understand the concern of PM Modi. Putin had said that he wanted this crisis to end as soon as possible.
‘The talk of mediation is premature’
On November 10, when External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was asked a question in this regard, he said that it would be premature to say that India is playing the role of a mediator to establish peace between Ukraine and Russia. However, he did not completely dismiss such discussions. S Jaishankar said that we cannot approach today’s problems with models or experiences. This is a very different situation.
US President Joe Biden walks over to PM Narendra Modi before the start of #G20Summit in Bali, Indonesia. pic.twitter.com/LH9Xuj3l9N
— BJYM (@BJYM) November 15, 2022
PM Modi’s dialogue with both Ukraine and Russia
India’s dialogue on the Ukraine crisis is not one-sided. PM Modi has made communication with Russia after the war started, but he is also constantly communicating with Ukraine’s President Zelensky on the phone. Last month, PM Modi spoke to the President of Ukraine Zelensky. During this, PM Modi once again said that India is ready to contribute to the peace efforts.
