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Can PM Modi Broker a Russia-Ukraine Truce? India Steps Up Peace Efforts
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News18•08-10-2026, 22:27
Can PM Modi Broker a Russia-Ukraine Truce? India Steps Up Peace Efforts
- •India has proposed a three-part truce focused on protecting energy infrastructure, securing grain and energy supplies in the Black Sea, and ending attacks on commercial shipping.
- •Ukraine has praised India's proposal as the most comprehensive among various diplomatic initiatives currently under consideration.
- •External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that India has moved beyond mere advocacy and is actively engaging with both Russia and Ukraine.
- •The diplomatic push comes as the conflict faces a dangerous stalemate with continuous attacks, raising questions about whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi can help forge a pathway to peace.
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India's three-part truce proposal focuses on halting attacks on energy facilities and critical infrastructure, keeping grain and energy supplies moving through Black Sea ports, and ending strikes on commercial shipping in the Black Sea.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha confirmed that Kyiv received India's proposal and described it as the most comprehensive among several international ceasefire initiatives under consideration.
The proposal was conveyed to Ukraine during External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's standalone visit to Kyiv on September 3, where he met with Ukrainian officials including Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
