Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:36pm on 31 Aug 2026,Monday India Global
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that India would continue supporting peaceful efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict, stressing the need to move from “endless wars to the end of war.” Meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Modi said every day of war sets humanity back and called for efforts to end hostilities. He said India and Russia could move forward while keeping their respective interests in mind. Modi also said he carried a message of peace from the land of Mahatma Gandhi and Gautam Buddha. Putin said Russia-India relations were strengthening with Modi’s personal attention, while tourist exchanges between the two countries grew 16% in 2025, according to Sputnik.
