Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has admitted that he was wrong to oppose India’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine war. Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi yesterday, he said he was still wiping the egg off his face for criticizing India’s neutral position in 2022. Tharoor had criticised India’s stance when Russia attacked Ukraine and called for condemnation of the aggression.

The Congress MP said the policy adopted by India following the outbreak of the conflict meant that the country had a prime minister who could hug both the president of Ukraine and the president in Moscow two weeks apart and be accepted in both places.

He also suggested that if Russia and Ukraine agreed to peace, India might consider sending peacekeepers. Russia has rejected European peacekeepers from NATO countries, making India a possible alternative.