In an exclusive interview with India Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised his belief that ‘we cannot let terrorists or violence set the agenda’.
When asked you had famously said, this is not an era of war. Apart from Ukraine, the Gaza war and other mini conflicts are raging. India played a deft balancing act through these crises. Is there a Modi way out of this global disorder? PM Modi said, “I have always believed that honest dialogue and sincere diplomacy in an atmosphere free from fear and coercion should be the preferred path to resolve differences, be it Ukraine or Gaza. Our approach has been guided by this belief. We cannot let terrorists or violence set the agenda. Those who had no role in causing conflicts are often the most affected by them either directly or indirectly. Giving primacy to diplomacy does not mean that we compromise when it comes to terrorism and territorial sovereignty.”