Modi Urges Putin to End Ukraine War at SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan
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- France 24
- South China Morning Post
- Hindustan Times
- Novaya Gazeta Europe
- Philippine Daily Inquirer
- El Pais
- Kyiv Independent
- BBC News
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine during the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Modi stated that the world needs to move from an endless war to an end to the war and a cessation of hostilities. Putin responded by stating that Russia is moving in that direction, though analysts described the response as vague and noncommittal. The two leaders also discussed bilateral cooperation regarding trade, investment, energy, and defense.
The summit brought together leaders from ten member states, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. While the final SCO communiqué expressed deep concern over military attacks on Iranian territory and supported Iranian sovereignty, it did not mention the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Xi Jinping separately expressed China's willingness to coordinate with all parties to promote a political solution in conflict zones including Ukraine, the Middle East, and Afghanistan.
The event coincided with the World Nomad Games in Bishkek, an ethnic festival featuring traditional sports such as kok boru. The gathering highlighted the complex geopolitical balancing acts of the member states. India continues to be a major customer of Russian oil while maintaining strategic ties with the United States. Meanwhile, Russia has grown increasingly dependent on China as an economic partner.
Outlets with different political leanings framed the summit's significance differently. Center and center-right sources focused on the strategic balancing act of India and the alliance between Russia and China. Center-left sources emphasized the SCO's failure to become a cohesive union despite its size and highlighted the omission of the Ukraine conflict from the official summit statement.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- Highlighted the internal contradictions of the SCO and the strategic avoidance of the Ukraine war in the official communiqué.
- Centre
- Focused on the strategic alliances between major powers and the regional goal of counterbalancing Western influence.
- Centre-right
- Emphasized India's strategic autonomy and its ability to maintain relationships with competing global powers.
Sources
- Centre BBC News: Why did Modi urge Putin to end Ukraine war - and will he listen?
- Centre-left El Pais: Leaders of Russia, China and India support the sovereignty of Iran and avoid the war in Ukraine in meeting in Kyrgyzstan
- Centre France 24: Xi and Putin praise their alliance during a regional summit in Kyrgyzstan
- Centre-right Hindustan Times: The power frame: Modi, Xi, Putin, Sharif feature in SCO Summit group photo
- Centre Kyiv Independent: India's prime minister tells Putin to end 'endless war' against Ukraine
- Centre-left Novaya Gazeta Europe: Presidents and nomads
- Centre Philippine Daily Inquirer: Putin-Modi meeting at SCO: Can Russia-India ties hold?
- Centre-right South China Morning Post: ‘Aloof’ but engaged: what India’s SCO comeback reveals
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