The West has been critical of India's stand on Russia's Ukraine invasion for months. But here's why they are praising Narendra Modi now...
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00:00Mahendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, was right when he said the time is not for war.
00:08I think what Prime Minister Modi said, a statement of principle,
00:11on behalf of what he believes is right and just, was very much welcomed by the United States.
01:00I think what Prime Minister Modi said, a statement of principle,
01:20on behalf of what he believes is right and just, was very much welcomed by the United States.
01:26And for the Indian leadership, which has longstanding relationships in Moscow,
01:33from the very top all the way through the Russian government, to continue to reinforce
01:37that message that now is the time for war to end. And the way this war should end is for Russia to
01:43abide by the basic terms of the UN Charter and to return the territories that it has seized by force.
01:49Mahendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, was right when he said
01:53the time is not for war. It is not for revenge against the West, or for opposing the West
02:03against the East. It is the time for a collective time for our sovereign equal states to cope
02:10together with challenges we face. This is why there's an urgent need to develop a new contract
02:16between the North and the South, an effective contract which
02:22is respectful for food, for biodiversity, for education.
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