Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kyiv, Ukrainian ambassador Oleksandr Polishchuk called on India to enhance its efforts, as the voice of the Global South, to bring a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
Ukrainian ambassador Oleksandr Polishchuk.
In an exclusive interview with HT, Polishchuk said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s peace formula will be one of the most important topics of negotiations during the visit. India, he said, has the “necessary authority” for effective assistance in settling international conflicts, including Russia’s war against
Rezaul Hasan Laskar is Foreign Editor with the Hindustan Times, which he joined in 2015. He began as a journalist in his hometown of Shillong in northeast India and has worked in newspapers and wire services over the years. He moved to New Delhi in 1997 and initially focused on defence, national security, Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast, while also working of foreign policy and international relations. He has been part of the media delegation accompanying PMs on foreign visits and has reported from destinations ranging from Tibet to Ukraine. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Press Trust of India correspondent in Pakistan, one of only two Indian journalists allowed to report from the country. He extensively covered Pakistan’s domestic politics and the life of the common people, as well as the fallout of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on India-Pakistan relations and the subsequent trial in Pakistan of the suspects involved in the attack. As part of his reportage in Pakistan, he travelled the breadth of the country, from the Swat Valley to Balochistan. Reza’s first gig in journalism was writing a weekly music column, and music – especially classic rock – remains a keen interest. He is also a movie buff and a keen photographer.
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