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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister paid official visit to India

Posted 30 Mar 2024

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  • Foreign Minister visits amid efforts to seek a peaceful resolution to the more than two-year-old Russia-Ukraine conflict.
  • Ukraine expects India to participate in the Peace summit to be hosted by Switzerland based on Ukrainian President's 10 points peace formula.
    • 10 points peace formula aims to bring lasting peace to Ukraine and put an end to war.
  • A Review meeting of the Inter-governmental Commission (IGC) was also held to restore cooperation prior to war level.

 

  • About India- Ukraine Relationship
    • Political: India was one of the first countries to recognise Ukraine. 
    • Trade and Economic Cooperation:  India is Ukraine’s major export destination in the Asia-Pacific (2020).
    • Cultural:  Elements of India’s soft power such as dances, yoga, philosophy, Ayurveda and spirituality have considerable impact in Ukraine.
      • People to people connect through training programs by India such as ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) scholarship; Kendriya Hindi Sansthan Scholarship program was quite good before War.
    • Education:  One of the most preferred destination for medical education, about 18,000 Indian students were studying in Ukraine before the conflict.

 

India's stand on Ukraine – Russia Conflict 

  • India advocates peaceful resolution of the conflict through dialogue and diplomacy. 
  • It is open to engaging all ways and means that would help achieve to end the war. 
  • Also, it is providing continuous humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. 
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