India-Nordic summit on Ukraine

By Our Special Correspondent

India and the Nordic countries on Wednesday discussed the destabilizing effect of the conflict in Ukraine and its broader regional and global implications as they agreed to remain closely engaged on the issue.

With the countries prioritizing cooperation in the post-Covid situation, Modi highlighted “how India has used IT platforms for effective outreach and monitoring of Covid vaccination in India”. Stressing on the need for a “human-centric multilateral order”, he told the Nordic leaders that it is India’s belief that “such platforms are natural global good”.

"They unequivocally condemned civilian deaths in Ukraine. They reiterated the need for an immediate cessation of hostilities," it said. The prime ministers emphasized that the contemporary global order has been built on the UN Charter, international law and respect for sovereignty and the territorial integrity of states.

India-Nordic summit, said, “The leaders did exchange views on matters of regional and global interest that naturally included Ukraine also.” He said the issue of Indo-Pacific too was discussed at the meeting. These came up in the summit and bilateral meetings.

It is said India and the Nordic countries affirmed their support for a rules based international order and for multilateral institutions and their commitment to work towards making them more inclusive, transparent, and accountable with the aim of addressing global challenges more effectively.