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Modi's Ukraine Visit: Could It Be a Harbinger of Peace?

Modi's Ukraine Visit: India is aware that both Moscow and Kyiv are as yet unwilling to sit at the negotiating table to end the war. Could Modi's Ukraine visit be a harbinger of peace?

By Raj Verma, 360info
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Modi's Ukriane Visit | India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kyiv was finalised after he met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy in July. | Prime Minister’s Office (GODL-India) | Credits GODL-India via Wikimedia Commons

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Modi's Ukraine Visit: Is Peace on the Horizon?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to Kyiv will take place amid expectations it might pave the way for a peace process.

Modi has said that India "would continue to do everything within its means to support a peaceful solution".

Modi’s visit, for half a day on August 23, will be the first visit by an Indian prime minister after Ukraine's formation following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. 

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Modi's Ukraine visit was finalised after he met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy in July 2024. Zelenskyy hugged Modi and invited him to visit his country.

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Ukraine perhaps wants India to act as a mediator. It believes New Delhi has more leverage over Moscow compared to any wester

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