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G-20 Summit in New Delhi
The G-20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi, set to be held from September 9 to 10, will be the culmination of India's G-20 presidency. As the host of the G-20 meet-up, India has withstood Western pressure on the issue of the Ukraine conflict and has refused to join the sanctions war against Russia.

India Ready to Support 'Genuine Efforts’ to Achieve Peace in Ukraine: Modi

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India has maintained a neutral position during the Ukraine crisis, and has refused to buckle under western pressure to vote against Russia at the United Nations (UN).
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that New Delhi stands ready to support all genuine efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Ukraine conflict.

“We firmly believe that this is not just a political or economic issue, but above all a humanitarian issue. The effects of the ongoing conflict have affected the developing world the most,” the Indian Prime Minister told Greek newspaper Kathimerini in an interview during his official visit to Athens last week, which was published on Monday.

“India has the will and ability to pursue its national interests for the benefit of its people and the maintenance of international peace and security,” Modi said.
The Indian PM reiterated that New Delhi has consistently backed “diplomacy and dialogue” as means to resolve the Ukraine conflict.

India’s Mediation Efforts in Ukraine Crisis

The Indian Prime Minister met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Samarkand last September, which is the only meeting between the two leaders since Moscow’s special military pperation began last February.
According to a statement made by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Modi called for "early cessation of hostilities and the need for dialogue and diplomacy”.
New Delhi has significantly ramped up its crude supplies from Moscow since last year, with Russia now ranking as India’s top crude supplier, as per official data.
Modi told the G7 Summit in Germany last year that importing crude from Moscow in the interest of India’s energy security.
In May this year, the Indian PM also held a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the margins of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima.
Modi told the Ukrainian President that the spillover effects of the Ukraine conflict have been severe for the developing countries, according to Indian officials.

The Indian leader also said that India would do everything in its power to find a resolution to the situation to this conflict through dialogue and diplomacy.

Significantly, New Delhi has chosen to keep the Ukraine issue out of its G20 agenda during its ongoing presidency and has resisted west-backed calls to invite Zelensky to the upcoming summit in New Delhi on 9-10 September.
Aerial photo taken on July 12, 2017 shows the container pier of Zhoushan Port in Ningbo City, east China's Zhejiang Province. In the first half of 2017, Zhoushan Port handled 515 million tonnes cargoes, up 11.3 percent year-on-year, and 12.39 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) containers, up 14.6 percent year-on-year. - Sputnik India, 1920, 28.08.2023
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