NEW DELHI: Ukrainian Ambassador to India, Oleksandr Polishchuk on Monday called for more Indian involvement in the peace-building process in the war-torn country. In an interview with IANS, Polishchuk called India a "growing power" and stressed that New Delhi needs to play a bigger role even as it chairs groupings like Quad and BRICS.
"India is a growing power and of course it's difficult for India to keep the current condition -- neutrality. Especially when you're as a country rightly pretending to have a seat in the UN Security Council....You need to play a bigger role, not just follow the general trends, but the formulation of the global political agenda. This year, India is chairing the BRICS as well as chairing the Quad and we will have a summit of this organisation and we hope that India will demonstrate traditionally the willingness to keep the peace in the world. Modiji said, India is not natural. You are on the side of the peace. So, we need more involvement of India in the peace building process in Ukraine, " the diplomat told IANS.
India has repeatedly called for dialogue and diplomacy while voicing concern over the loss of lives in the conflict since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022.