Modi will not go to Russia and Putin will not come to India, the discussion is hot
The news in the Indian and foreign media is in the headlines that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not go to Russia for the annual meeting. Last year Putin came to Delhi for this meeting and this year PM Modi had to go to Russia. However, nothing has been officially said about it by Russia and India.
News agency Reuters and ANI have quoted sources as saying that it is possible that the Indian Prime Minister may not go to Russia for the annual meeting with the Russian President.
According to news agency Reuters, the annual meeting between Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not take place this year.
The agency has reported this news quoting the sources and said that there was a talk between the two leaders in the month of September, during which there was also a discussion about this.
The news agency Reuters has reported with reference to Bloomberg News that this decision has been taken after Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to use nuclear weapons in the middle of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Reuters writes that the spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and the spokesperson of the Russian Embassy in Delhi have not yet responded to this report.
According to a report by the Russian state-run news agency Tassh, Russian presidential office spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this week about the possibility of a Putin-Modi summit that the meeting “will not happen this year.”
Peskov said that Vladimir Putin has no plans to meet the Indian Prime Minister at the end of this year.
Modi-Putin meeting was held in Samarkand this year
Live Mint has also quoted a source in its report as saying that relations between India and Russia are strong, but coming out openly about friendship may not be in the interest of the Indian Prime Minister.
Quoting the Russian official, the website has written that this year the conference will not take place. The official claims that India clarified its position in an SCO conference held in Uzbekistan in September this year.
In September, the 22nd SCO conference was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in which Modi met Putin.
During his brief meeting, Modi told Putin that “This is not the time for war. We have talked on the phone several times about bilateral relations between the two countries. We need to find a solution to the grain, oil and fertilizer crisis.” is.”
Meanwhile, Putin said, “We know about your concern about Ukraine and the war. We also want the war to end soon.”
In the past months, Modi has spoken to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on phone.
In a phone conversation with Zelensky on October 4, Modi had said that “problems cannot be solved through military action.” He had said that if necessary, India would give its full support in efforts to establish peace.
The meeting was held in India last year
Since the beginning of these meetings in 2000, this will be the second time when the heads of state of the two countries will not meet face-to-face.
This meeting, which is usually held in the month of December every year, could not be held in 2020 due to the Corona epidemic.
In December last year, Russian President Putin reached Delhi for the 21st edition of this annual meeting.
According to the Russian news agency Tash, the conversation between Modi and Putin lasted for three and a half hours. During this time, both of them talked about issues related to the fields of economy, energy, investment and technology.
What did the Indian Foreign Minister say?
On Friday, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar participated in a program of a private TV channel, where he said that the solution to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy.
Jaishankar said that many countries want this war to end as soon as possible because it is affecting the prices of grain, fertilizer and oil.
He said, “I think that Prime Minister Modi has become the voice of the world, especially the developing countries, because the war is having a big impact on the developing countries.”
Jaishankar was asked whether India will try to end the conflict and return to the path of peace, but he did not give a direct answer.
He said, “It is not possible to say anything on this right now, but a lot will depend on the situation in this case.”
He said, “I can say that there are some countries with which all other countries share their opinion. We are among those countries.”
