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Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a high-level meeting on the Ukraine issue, An Indian student meets her relative on her arrival at Jai Prakash Narayan Airport after being
in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo) evacuated from war-torn Ukraine, in Patna on Saturday. (ANI Photo)

our students. toilets to return to India. “It is an in- dent Zelensky, around 16,000 foreign holds an important relationship with
The Ukraine crisis is having an sult of the entire country,” remarked fighters are expected in Ukraine,” both the US and Russia.
impact on India’s domestic policy Gandhi on the media report. He had the statement said. Replying to a question on India’s
too. earlier said that “evacuation is a duty “ About 200 of mercenaries from abstention from voting at interna-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and not a favour”. Croatia have already entered the tional forums, the diplomat said, “I
on Saturday came down heavily on In a related development, West- country through Poland and joined think India has taken a stand which
the Opposition for politicizing the ern countries have increased dis- uncontrollable nationalist units in is consistent and in keeping with our
Ukraine crisis, saying that “dynasts patch of mercenaries to the combat the South East of Ukraine,” it added. national interests. Every country
always look for opportunities to zones in Ukraine, the Russian Em- The statement accused the foreign does so and so are we. We have an
serve their self-interests”. bassy has said. fighters of sabotage and raids on the important relationship with Russia.
“Blind opposition, continuous It said the UK, Denmark, Lat- Russian transport, trying to disrupt We have a very important relation-
opposition, acute frustration, and via, Poland and Croatia “have offi- the evacuation of the wounded and ship with the US.”
negativity have become their political cially allowed their citizens to partic- the supply of ammunition. He emphasized India’s stand
ideology,” PM Modi said in his sharp ipate in hostilities on the territory of This can create problems for should not be judged only by its
attack on the Opposition. PM Modi Ukraine”. “The US launched a large- India whose policy is already under “wordings.” “India has said inter-
while campaigning for the last phase scale campaign to recruit private mil- some criticism. national law should be respected,
of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elec- itary outfits such as Academi, Cubic But former Indian ambassa- the territorial integrity and sover-
tions said that the Opposition parties and DynCorp. The French Foreign dor to Canada Vishnu Prakash has eignty should be respected. The hu-
look for political interests even when Legiion also plans to send ethnic said that India’s stand over the Rus- man rights of the people of Ukraine
the nation faces challenges, making Ukrainians. A number of fighters are sia-Ukraine conflict at international should be respected. Violence, hos-
the situation even more critical. expected to come from Germany. In forums is consistent with its national tilities should be stopped and both
His statement came amidst In- total, according to Ukrainian Presi- interests and added that New Delhi sides should come back at the nego-
dia stepping up the evacuation of the tiating table. We have also said that
stranded Indian nationals under ‘Op- we are concerned about the develop-
eration Ganga’. ments,” he stated.
Addressing an election rally “We also have Indian students,
in his Parliamentary constituency citizens whose security is vital. In-
Varanasi, the Prime Minister said, stead of criticizing Russia or con-
“Whenever some challenges crop up demning Russia, we would give our
before the nation, these dynasts look private counsel that we are giving.
for their political interests. If India’s We have actually been walking the
security forces and people deal with talk. Other than diplomatic talks
a crisis, the Opposition parties do ev- there is no alternative,” he added.
erything to make the situation more Praising the success of evacua-
critical. We saw this during the pan- tion of Indian citizens from Ukraine,
demic and today during the Ukraine the former diplomat said, “Shell-
crisis.” ings and bombings are going on in
The Opposition, mainly Con- Ukraine and yet our embassies are
gress, has been slamming the Centre coordinating and we have gotten our
over ‘Operation Ganga’, alleging late citizens out. Humanitarian aid has
reaction in the evacuation of Indians. also been provided by the govern-
Earlier in the day, Congress ment of India. The situation is being
leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the All India Anti-Imperialist Forum (AIAIF) supporters holding placards stage a protest march monitored in real-time. We will be
Centre, citing a media report claim- against the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, in Patna on Saturday. (ANI Photo) able to evacuate each and every cit-
ing that students were asked to clean izen of our country out of Ukraine.”

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