India’s Modi Tells Putin Now ‘Is Not the Era of Wars’

India’s Modi Tells Putin Now ‘Is Not the Era of Wars’
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders' summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 16, 2022. Sergei Bobylyov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now was not the time for war, with nations worldwide facing food and fuel security threats amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the coronavirus pandemic.

Modi made the remarks to Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan on Friday, according to a statement issued by the Kremlin.