US Welcomes PM Modi Telling Putin Now Is "Not An Era Of War"
NDTV
"Today's era is not an era of war," PM Modi had told Putin on the sidelines of a conference in Uzbekistan last week.
The United States has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment to Russian President Vladimir Putin that now was not the time for war, which is India's sharpest public response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
PM Modi had spoken regularly to Putin since the war began in February, seeking dialogue and peace talks, but without publicly condemning the war. India's biggest defence provider for years, Russia is now a big supplier of oil and coal too.
"I think what Prime Minister Modi said - a statement of principle on behalf of what he believes is right and just - was very much welcomed by the United States," US national security adviser Jake Sullivan told a news conference on Tuesday.
All countries should follow the principle that one cannot conquer its neighbour's territory by force, he added.