Opinion/ India's Urge To Sustain Peace: A Pledge To 'Vasudeva Kutumbakam'

New Delhi: India believes in sustainability of all kinds wher it is about relationships, resources, energy, or security of environment. India's foreign policy in 21st century is based on “Vasudev Kutumbakam”, which is a phrase taken from Maha Upanish meaning one earth, one family and one world and that is how we have sustained good and cordial relationships with many nations wher it is on grounds of history, culture, civilisation political, economy. recent visit of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Poland was of great significance as it reminds world of Warsaw Pact also known as Treaty of Friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance. 

goal of pact stated to promote peace and cooperation and to restore and uphold international peace and security. A warm welcome in Poland and Delegation level of talks pointing to people-to-people contact, science and technology. 

Indian democracy was praised by Prime Minister of Poland who also appreciated India’s role and reiness for a positive and peaceful environment for world, he also mentioned that India’s visit to Ukraine will be a historic one and of great significance to bring peace. visit denotes sustainability of resources and to spre of peace on way. 

'PM's visit to Russia, Poland and Ukraine set tone for peace'

Visit to Ukraine is also a short one but India can play a positive role and having no difference of opinion is also a good sign. It is a historic visit to Kyiv due to its timing and Modi is first Indian prime minister to touch soil of Ukraine. refore a well-balanced relationship between Ukraine and Russia and spreing word of peace and repeatedly mentioning same that “No solution is possible on battlefield,“ wher it’s war in Ukraine or Gaza. 

refore all se visits to Moscow, and now to Poland and Ukraine set tone for keeping foundation for peace and have assured a certain level of trust by being first responder in crisis and sustaining supply chain by refusing to bow to Western pressure on sanctions against Russia or giving human assistance to Ukraine. 

Our external Affairs Minister congratulated Ukraine's Independence Day on 24th August, recognition of one’s Independence and celebration is also a great gesture and also assured of furr bilateral cooperation.

However, what India has done is a unique approach towards balancing relations with Russia and Ukraine and this can be viewed through prism of its serious efforts to reduce gap between developed and developing countries and to bring in peace by urging for dialogue between m. 

Our Prime Minister Modi emphasised that this is “not time for war” but to preserve environment and to sustain resources and relations by maintaining peace and stability in this post-globalized world, where non-tritional security threats have become important and transnational, which includes food shortages, energy shortages, climate change and natural disasters, infectious diseases, illegal migration, drug trafficking, human trafficking, cybercrime, terrorism and religious extremism, arms trafficking, etc. 

global challenges of today's world and threats to public security, ditionally emphasise geopolitical ripples of international relations. PM Modi stressed on importance of 3D’s democracy, diplomacy, and dialogue as three important poles for peace for lasting stability. India’s long history of promoting and maintaining peace globally through its foreign policy contributes to global peace which is being recognised and respected.

(Dr Vaishali Krishna is an Assistant Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University's Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies in New Delhi)