India ‘playing its own game’ – ex-diplomat on Modi’s Ukraine visit 

By Updates

Sibal argued that it would be “incorrect” to perceive that the purpose of Modi’s Ukraine visit is to broker peace, as he does not believe India is “in a mediation mode at all.” Modi himself stressed ahead of the visit that he will be sharing “perspectives” on the peaceful resolution of the hostilities between Moscow and Kiev with Zelensky, reiterating India’s stance that a resolution can only be achieved through diplomacy, and not “on battlefield.” Bloomberg earlier reported that Modi would be willing to “relay communications” between Kiev and Moscow, rather than attempting to mediate.  

Speaking to RT, Sibal noted that the timing and purpose of Modi’s visit has been “somewhat derailed” by Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region. Kiev sent thousands of troops supported by NATO-supplied tanks and armored vehicles into the region earlier this month, marking its largest cross-border operation against Russia to date. Moscow has declared the incursion an act of terrorism and has deployed additional troops to repel the invaders.

!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src=”https://rumble.com/embedJS/u4″+(arguments[1].video?’.’+arguments[1].video:”)+”/?url=”+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+”&args=”+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, “script”, “Rumble”);

Rumble(“play”, {“video”:”v59n3he”,”div”:”rumble_v59n3he”});