Russia-Ukraine war: Don’t think solution will emerge on battlefield, says EAM

Amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine Indiarsquos External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that the solution to the situation will not emerge from the battlefield and that it is imperative to return to dialogue and diplomacy ANI reportedHe underlined how India had reiterated numerous times that the use of force is not the way to resolve problems between countriesFrom the very beginning we had the view that the use of force does not resolve problems between countries In the past two to twoandahalf years this conflict has cost lives and led to economic damage and global consequences as well as impacted other societies and contributed to global inflation We do not think that the solution will emerge from the battlefield Jaishankar said while speaking to the press on Monday in Tokyo where he attended the Quad foreign ministers meetingHe further called for a return to dialogue and diplomacy and stated that continuous efforts should be made by the countries involved in the war to resolve the conflictWe believe that there must be a return to dialogue and diplomacyOur feeling today is that more needs to be done and we should not resign ourselves to the continuation of the current state of conflict and say let this take its own course the minister saidJaishankar was joined by the Foreign Ministers of Japan Yoko Kamikawa and Australia Penny Wong as well as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the Quad meeting Quad is a diplomatic partnership between Australia India Japan and the United States It is committed to supporting an open stable and prosperous IndoPacific that is inclusive and resilientThe Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting joint statement issued on Monday said that the countries of the bloc were collectively advancing a positive and practical agenda to support the IndoPacific regions sustainable development stability and prosperity responding to the regions needsThe statement said that they contribute to a region in which all countries and people can exercise free choice on how they cooperate and trade based on partnership equality and mutual respectThrough Quad the countries are supporting the region through practical cooperation on challenges such as maritime security critical and emerging technologies cyber security humanitarian assistance and disaster relief health security climate change counterterrorism infrastructure and connectivity and addressing the debt crisis through sustainable transparent and fair lending and financing practices The countries will cooperate with regional partners to address shared challenges in the region the statement readPrime Minister Narendra Modi who was on an official visit to Moscow recently met with Russian President Vladimir Putin there It was PM Modis first visit to Russia since the war started between Moscow and Kyiv in 2022India has been advocating peace and diplomacy for resolving the conflict between Ukraine and Russia but has continued to purchase Russian oil despite objections from the Western nations especially the USPM Modi said that anyone who believes in humanity is ldquopainedrdquo when there is a loss of life He further stated that it is heartwrenching when innocent children are dying PM also reiterated that the resolution to the conflict cant happen on battlefield but is possible only through dialogueWith ANI inputs