US media praises PM Modi for raising concern over Ukraine-conflict to Putin

Sections of the Western media praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raising concern over the Russia-Ukraine conflict to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at the SCO summit.

Soon after Russian President Vladimir Putin assured PM Narendra Modi at the SCO summit of ending the ongoing conflict in Ukraine as early as possible, the western media on Friday praised Narendra Modi for putting up the issue of war in a meeting with Putin.

The United States mainstream media picked up the remark PM Modi made at the bilateral meeting with Putin in Samarkand on the sidelines of the SEO summit, where PM Modi had said that today’s era is not of war.

The Washington Post and The New York Times carried out PM Modi’s remark on the lead story of their web pages.

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“India’s Leader Tells Putin That Now Is Not an Era for War,” The New York Times reads. “The tone of the meeting was friendly, with both leaders referring to their long shared history. Before Mr Modi made his comments, Mr Putin said he understood India’s concerns about the war in Ukraine,” the daily said.

“Mr Modi’s comments came a day after President Xi Jinping of China - in his first face-to-face meeting with Mr Putin since the invasion began - struck a far more subdued tone than the Russian president and steered clear in his public comments of any mention of Ukraine,” reported the New York Times.

“Modi rebukes Putin over war in Ukraine,” The Washington Post reported in a headline. “In a stunning public rebuke, Modi told Putin: “Today’s era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this,” the daily reported.