Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on August 30, their second call this month focused on the war and its humanitarian toll.
• Modi reaffirmed India’s consistent stance favoring dialogue and a peaceful settlement and the leaders reviewed bilateral ties and plans for exchanges, including a Joint Intergovernmental Commission meeting.
• Zelenskyy briefed Modi on his talks in Washington with President Donald Trump and European leaders, reiterated Kyiv’s readiness to meet Russia, and condemned recent strikes on civilians.
• The conversation preceded a scheduled Modi–Putin bilateral on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Tianjin, which the Kremlin said would follow the September 1 SCO Plus session.
• Zelenskyy said India was prepared to deliver an “appropriate signal” at the SCO, as coverage also noted U.S. tariff measures on Indian goods linked to Russian oil purchases as a pressing backdrop.