'India's stand transparent, consistent,' affirms PM Modi on Ukraine war

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India's stand on the Ukraine war remains clear, transparent and consistent. Narendra Modi in an interview with Les Echos, a French financial newspaper, said, “India's stand has been clear, transparent and consistent.

I have said that it is not an era of war. We have urged both sides to resolve issues through dialogue and diplomacy.

I told them that India is ready to support all genuine efforts that can help bring this conflict to an end." This comes at a time when Ukraine secured new commitments of weapons and ammunition to combat Russia's invasion but received an absence of Ukraine's NATO membership during the conclusion of the alliance's annual summit. Modi further raised concerns regarding the impact of war on the Global south and highlighted energy shortages, food and health crises, economic deceleration, inflation, and mounting debt.

When asked about India's role as a natural leader of the Global South, Modi responded, "We need we need is collective strength and collective leadership for the entire Global South, so that its voice can become more strong and the whole community can take leadership for itself." Modi reiterated his concerns about the longstanding denial of rights to the Global South. PM Modi added, “It is also true that the rights of the Global South have been long denied.

As a result, there is a feeling of anguish among the members of Global South, that they are forced into undertaking action but when it comes to decision making they don't find a place or voice for themselves." PM Modi further added, “I see India being that strong shoulder that if Global South has to make that high jump, India can be that shoulder to propel it ahead. For the Global South, India