External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today stated that India has always advocated for dialogue and diplomacy since the Ukraine war started and the voices of reason are much stronger today than there had been before globally.

 

Replying to a question on India’s efforts to bring peace to Ukraine at an event organised by a media house in Delhi, Dr Jaishankar said the ramifications and damage of this conflict to the entire global economy is visible to everyone now. He further stated that the challenge is to get the parties concerned to look at their predicament.

 

 

Saying that the attacks on commercial shipping are unacceptable, the External Affairs Minister elaborated that New Delhi started conversations on non attacks on commercial shipping. He added that those conversations broadened into grains export, which widened further into non attack on energy. 

 

 

On China, the External Affairs Minister said India and China both agree that maintaining peace and tranquility in border areas is in national interest of both countries. He said both countries had an understanding that a hostile and acrimonious relationship did not serve any interest. He added that with the resumption of peace and tranquility in the border areas, the relation has gotten back to a normal track.