PM Modi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked on the phone with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, on August 30, 2025. This was the day before his meeting with Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, in Tianjin, China, at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) gathering. People see the time of this conversation as a big diplomatic move that shows India is trying to keep its foreign policy balanced.
India Makes the Call for Peace Again
Officials say that PM Modi reaffirmed India’s consistent position on the war in Ukraine and stressed the urgent need for peace, dialogue, and diplomacy. He made it clear that India was ready to back any real efforts to bring stability back to the area.
New Delhi has said many times that the war must end through talks and that more military action is bad for everyone. Modi’s message, sent as he gets ready to meet Putin, makes it clear that India wants to play a positive role in efforts to promote peace around the world.
Zelenskyy tells India to send a strong message
The president of Ukraine, Zelenskyy, called for an instant end to the war and said that it must start to end with “necessary silence.” He said that India was becoming more important on the world stage and that New Delhi could send a strong message to Russia at the SCO meeting.
Later, Zelenskyy called the talk “productive and important,” which showed that Ukraine is ready for constructive engagement and maybe even direct discussion with Russia.
Bilateral cooperation was talked about
Besides talking about the war in Ukraine, the two leaders also talked about relations between India and Ukraine. They talked about progress in trade, technology, and cultural ties. They also talked about future exchange visits and Joint Intergovernmental Commission meetings. This shows that both countries want to work together more, even though there are problems in the world.
An Act of Balance for India
As Modi gets ready to meet Putin, his talk with Zelenskyy comes at a tricky time. India has had to work hard to keep its strategic ties with Russia, which has been a defence partner for a long time, while also backing calls for peace around the world and listening to Ukraine and Western countries.
India is in a key diplomatic situation because of these back-to-back meetings. They show that it is a bridge between opposing sides at a time when world powers are paying close attention.
