India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday evening. During this, he briefed him about India’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on how to end the war in Eastern Europe. People with knowledge of this matter have told this. Doval was expected to leave Paris on Tuesday after holding strategic talks with Macron’s diplomatic adviser Emmanuel Bonne and meeting French Defense Minister Sébastien LeCormeau and Foreign Minister Jean Noel Barrot.
It is believed that Doval had an important meeting with the French President. In this, both of them discussed in detail the Ukraine war and the Israeli war against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Officials in Paris and New Delhi said President Macron believes India can play a positive role in ending the Ukraine war. They feel this because Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the trust of both President Putin and President Zelensky.
Doval also discussed ways to further deepen India’s strategic partnership with France in his meeting with Diplomatic Advisor Bonne and Chief Military Advisor to the President.
India is establishing dialogue between Russia and Ukraine: Jaishankar
At the same time, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday that India is establishing dialogue between Russia and Ukraine, so that it can help in resolving the differences between the two countries. Responding to a question during his appearance at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an American think tank, he said, “I’m glad you used the word ‘communication’, because I think perhaps it is appropriate for our current situation at this time.” is the best description for.” The minister was asked about India’s role in relations with Russia and Ukraine.
He said, “Our public position is that we do not think that differences or disputes between countries can be resolved by war. The second public position is that we do not think that we can actually achieve a decisive outcome from the battlefield.” The third thing is that if you are not going to get a decisive outcome, then at some point, in some form or the other, there has to be dialogue.