PM Modi assures all help to end war in Ukraine as Putin calls to wish him

Wednesday’s phone conversation took place more than a fortnight after their highly-publicised meetings in Tianjin (China), where they had met during the SCO leaders’ summit on August 31-September 1. This is their third phone conversation since August.

After the phone call, Modi posted on X: “Thank you, my friend, President Putin, for your phone call and warm wishes on my 75th birthday. We are committed to further strengthening our Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. India is ready to make all possible contributions towards a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict.”

In a message to Modi, Putin said, “Your work as head of government has earned you great respect from your compatriots and enormous prestige on the international stage. Under your guidance, India has achieved impressive results in the social, economic, scientific and technological spheres.”

“You are making a great personal contribution to strengthening the privileged strategic partnership between our countries and to promoting mutually beneficial Russian-Indian cooperation in various areas,” the Russian President said.

During the phone call, the Kremlin said that Vladimir Putin offered his best wishes to Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday, wishing him good health, prosperity and further success in his service to the nation. “The President of Russia emphasised that under Narendra Modi’s leadership, India is pursuing an independent, sovereign policy while demonstrating impressive economic results”, it said.

The statement said: “Putin stressed that throughout the course of recent history, the relations between India and Russia have remained friendly and enjoyed nation-wide support in both countries. He also expressed satisfaction with the current progress of the special and privileged strategic partnership between Russia and India, which also enjoys Narendra Modi’s considerable personal contribution”. It said the two leaders discussed the preparations for the Russian President’s visit to India, planned for December, and “addressed a range of international issues, including the situation surrounding Ukraine”.

Shubhajit Roy, Diplomatic Editor at The Indian Express, has been a journalist for more than 25 years now. Roy joined The Indian Express in October 2003 and has been reporting on foreign affairs for more than 17 years now. Based in Delhi, he has also led the National government and political bureau at The Indian Express in Delhi — a team of reporters who cover the national government and politics for the newspaper. He has got the Ramnath Goenka Journalism award for Excellence in Journalism ‘2016. He got this award for his coverage of the Holey Bakery attack in Dhaka and its aftermath. He also got the IIMCAA Award for the Journalist of the Year, 2022, (Jury’s special mention) for his coverage of the fall of Kabul in August 2021 — he was one of the few Indian journalists in Kabul and the only mainstream newspaper to have covered the Taliban’s capture of power in mid-August, 2021. ... Read More

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