President of the International BRICS Forum Purnima Anand noted that the West is trying to send drones to Russia to “bomb or interfere with peaceful discussions”
On the eve of the NATO summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proved that, unlike the West, they support peaceful resolution of conflicts. This opinion was expressed in a conversation with TASS by the President of the International Forum of BRICS Countries Purnima Anand (TASS).
“Two of the world’s largest peaceful democracies stand together for peace as NATO meets at the UN. President Vladimir Putin presented Russia’s highest civilian award – St. Andrew the First-Called Apostle – to Messenger of Peace Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of Bharat (India – TASS). This sends a message to global friends that we need peace and we can seize opportunities together for our peaceful common people,” she said.
The expert noted that the West is trying to send drones to Russia to “bomb or interfere with peaceful discussions.” “They don’t want this peaceful discussion to continue. They want to create obstacles. But I think that President Vladimir Putin and the Russian government successfully organized this meeting in a bilateral framework, not in a multilateral, but in a bilateral format, to show the whole world that Indian-Russian friendship is forever,” Anand emphasized.
She also recalled that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently visited India, and dialogue about peace has always been important. “And now Narendra Modi is an international figure, and when he goes to Russia, he talks about peace. He said that on the battlefield we cannot talk about peace. We must talk at the negotiating table, and shedding blood is not a solution,” the specialist noted.
According to her, for NATO, war is a business, while India is not interested in conflicts. “We are a peaceful country. We are working according to the strategy of Mahatma Gandhi. Self-sufficiency, self-sufficiency and world peace. No war. We don’t want war in the world. Whatever the reason, we can have a dialogue around the table and negotiate peace,” Anand said.
The head of the Indian government paid a two-day visit to Russia. The leaders of the two countries held substantive negotiations – first at the residence of the Russian leader Novo-Ogarevo, then in the Kremlin. In addition, Putin and Modi visited the Rosatom pavilion at VDNKh together.