Can PM Modi stop the Russia-Ukraine war that's been going on for 2 yrs? Here's what locals say
Indian community in Ukraine. While Indian medical students were evacuated, long-term Indian residents faced stark choices, unable to abandon businesses and connections they had built over decades. Many, like Nagender Parashar, had to relocate their operations within Ukraine to ensure continued support for both their employees and local communities, as reported by TOI.
«I had to shift my factory from Kyiv to Marshyntsy in Chernivtsi Oblast near the border with Romania. So many of my workers and their family members depended on me. I couldn’t abandon them,” says Parashar, whose prosthetics manufacturing business has become a crucial support system for Ukrainian amputees affected by the war. “Slowly, I had to bring my staff to Marshyntsy and continue my work.”
For other long-term Indian residents like Ram Dange, the challenges were immense. “There were around 2,500 long-term Indian residents in Ukraine before 2022. Many of us got married and have families here. The outbreak of full-fledged war divided our families because we had to relocate our loved ones to safer locations and countries. But we had to stay behind for the sake of our businesses.»
Dange and others in the community are looking forward to PM Modi’s visit to Ukraine, the first by an Indian Prime Minister to the country since its independence. “We are now looking forward to PM Modi’s visit and have even made a joint appeal to him. We fully support his rejection of force in any dispute, and he should intervene to bring about a resolution to this heinous
