India Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tells Putin Now Is 'Not An Era' For War In First Public Comments Against Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that "now is not an era of war," marking the first public criticism of Putin's invasion of Ukraine after months of neutrality, as India balances its reliance on Russia for military equipment and about one-fifth of its oil imports.

KEY FACTS

In their first meeting since the start of the war, Modi told Putin, “I know that today’s era is not of war,” adding that the biggest issues in the world today, especially in developing countries, are “food security, fuel security, fertilizers,” according to a translation of the meeting by Indian outlet PTI.

At the meeting in Uzbekistan, Modi also said he has already brought up his concerns with Putin “on the phone several times,” and urged Putin to move “toward the path of peace,” according to Brookings Institute senior fellow Tanvi Madan.

Putin reportedly told Modi he understands his concerns and wants to end the war “as soon as possible,” according to an India TV translation, although Russian officials have insisted they are set on achieving their military goals even as Russian forces retreat from the eastern Kharkiv region.

India has remained neutral on the war, with Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar telling French newspaper Le Figaro weeks after the invasion began the balanced approach is due to a “complex chain of circumstances,” likely a reference to India’s long history of dependence on Russia for military equipment and oil.

Modi’s remarks come one day after Putin admitted that China, which has also remained neutral in the conflict, had “questions and concerns” about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February.

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Let me cut to the chase. It appears that one of the objectives for Biden’s policy towards NATO is to get all NATO members in a position where they have to buy western weapons–i.e., good news for General Dynamics, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, et. al. Provoking the war with Russia and then pressing NATO members with Soviet/Russia tanks, weapons, vehicles, etc. to empty their warehouses and send that “old” stuff to NATO. Now, everyone will resupply by buying weapons produced primarily by U.S. based corporations.

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A couple of NATO Generals confirmed that the goal for NATO is to “shift to western systems.” Here is the press conference today of the NATO Military Committee Conference 2022.(Video at link)

The war in Ukraine is not about pushing the Russians out and security the Donbas and Crimea for Ukraine. It is a war to create the conditions that will keep the U.S. and British defense industries in business for years to come. A cynical, blood thirsty policy founded on corruption. That is what NATO has become.

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