India engaging both Russia, Ukraine to end war, address food and energy concerns: MEA

India on Tuesday said it has been engaging with both Russia and Ukraine on possible initiatives to help resolve the nearly fiveyear conflict including ensuring the safety of shipping in the Black Sea addressing immediate concerns over grain and energy exports and exploring nonattack possibilitiesNew Delhis remarks came as threeway talks involving Russia Ukraine and the United States began in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday to find a peaceful solution to the conflict which has disrupted energy and food suppliesBiweekly Media Briefing by the Official Spokesperson November 10 2026 httpstcolnPJP9NVNCmdash Randhir Jaiswal MEAIndia November 10 2026Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conveyed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a phone conversation that India was ready to contribute to all efforts aimed at ending the RussiaUkraine conflictIndia has consistently maintained that dialogue and diplomacy are the way forward In recent months the prime minister has expressed that endless war to must give way to end of war External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at his regular media briefingIn keeping with this idea to bring peace India has been engaged both sides with certain ideas such as safety of shipping in the Black Sea addressing immediate concerns of Russia and Ukraine on grain and energy exports and nonattack possibilities he saidJaiswal further stated that Modi and Zelenskyy exchanged views on the ongoing conflict its humanitarian aspects and various efforts to restore peaceIndia discusses food corridors with Russia and UkraineThe prime minister reiterated Indias firm commitment to contributing in every possible way towards a peaceful resolutionFollowing the conversation External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the ongoing diplomatic initiatives to end the conflict Jaiswal addedOn the issue of food corridor we have exchanged ideas India remains in touch with both sides as well as other interested parties to contribute towards return of peace to the region he saidAfter his phone conversation with Modi Zelenskyy said he had discussed Russias blockade of grain exports through the Black Sea and Indias willingness to mediate in establishing food corridorsWe discussed Russias blocking of grain exports via the Black Sea India is ready to mediate in establishing food corridors and we are counting on these efforts to continue the Ukrainian president saidZelenskyys remarks on Indias possible role in deescalating the conflict came weeks after Jaishankar said New Delhi had moved beyond advocacy and stepped up its efforts in recent months to resolve the Ukraine conflict through engagement with both Kyiv and MoscowIndia steps up diplomatic outreach to Russia and Ukraine pushes for peaceful resolutionAround a month ago Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Kyiv had received separate proposals from India and three other countries for a possible ceasefireDuring a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bishkek in September Modi called for an immediate end to the conflict and urged the Russian leader to move from an endless war towards the end of warDays later Jaishankar visited the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and said India was ready to contribute whatever it could to bring peace to UkraineLast month Putin said Modi had good ideas for finding a mutually acceptable solution to the conflictIndia has consistently called for a peaceful resolution of the RussiaUkraine conflict maintaining that dialogue and diplomacy remain the way forwardWith PTI inputs