> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theglobalvoice.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Ukraine Calls India’s Peace Plan the Most Comprehensive Proposal Received - URL: https://www.theglobalvoice.com/ukraine-calls-indias-peace-plan-the-most-comprehensive-proposal-received/ - Published: 2026-10-03T09:52:58.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-03T09:52:58.000Z - Description: Ukraine has described India’s proposal for ending the war with Russia as the most comprehensive of four initiatives under consideration. Kyiv says New Delhi has signalled a willingness to play an active role for the first time, while Putin has praised Modi’s ideas. - Author: TGV Desk - Tags: India, that is Bharat, Ukraine, Russian Federation, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, Russia-Ukraine War, Diplomacy, geopolitics, The Day So Far, has-audio, Live Wire Ukraine has described India’s proposal for ending the war with Russia as the most comprehensive of four international initiatives currently under consideration, marking New Delhi’s most significant reported attempt to enter the peace process since the conflict began in 2022. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said India had presented the broadest proposal received by Kyiv and had, for the first time, indicated that it was prepared to play an active role. “We have four proposals. The most comprehensive is India’s proposal. For the first time, India has signalled its willingness to play a role,” Sybiha told reporters in Kyiv. The complete text of the Indian proposal has not been made public. Neither the Ministry of External Affairs nor the Ukrainian government has released details covering territory, security guarantees, sanctions, monitoring arrangements or the sequence in which negotiations would occur. Sybiha separately outlined the conditions under which Ukraine could consider a ceasefire. Kyiv is prepared to examine an agreement covering energy facilities and agricultural trade through the Black Sea, alongside an unconditional halt to fighting across the frontline. Ukraine insists that any truce must cover not only ground operations but also attacks on ports and energy infrastructure. Kyiv considers those protections essential because strikes against electricity facilities and Black Sea ports have disrupted power supplies, commercial navigation and agricultural exports. India is one of four countries to have submitted recent proposals. The others came from the United States, Turkey and Egypt. The Turkish and Egyptian initiatives have focused heavily on Black Sea security and the resumption of reliable grain shipments. Sybiha’s statement does not confirm that Ukraine has accepted the Indian plan. It does, however, represent a notable change in the diplomatic position India occupies. New Delhi had previously offered support for dialogue and humanitarian assistance but avoided presenting itself as a formal mediator. Ukraine had repeatedly encouraged India to become more involved. During a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in May, [Sybiha said Kyiv would welcome India’s voice and contribution](https://mfa.gov.ua/en/news/andrij-sibiga-proviv-zustrich-z-ministrom-zakordonnih-sprav-indiyi-subramanyamom-dzhajshankarom4?ref=theglobalvoice.com) to efforts aimed at achieving a comprehensive and lasting peace. Russian President Vladimir Putin has also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s involvement, saying the Indian leader regularly raises the need to end the conflict and has offered constructive ideas for a mutually acceptable settlement. --- Modi has maintained direct communication with both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. During his August meeting with Putin in Bishkek, he repeated India’s position that dialogue and diplomacy offered the only viable route out of the conflict. At the September BRICS summit, he again said that [India was prepared to contribute to peace efforts](https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news%5Fupdates/pm-meets-with-the-president-of-the-russian-federation-on-the-sidelines-of-brics-summit/?ref=theglobalvoice.com). India’s ability to communicate with both governments distinguishes it from many Western countries. New Delhi has maintained its strategic relationship and energy trade with Moscow while expanding humanitarian and diplomatic engagement with Kyiv. That balancing policy has attracted Western criticism, particularly over Russian oil purchases, but it also gives India access to the Kremlin that Ukraine’s principal European supporters do not possess. The initiative follows months of stronger Indian diplomatic messaging. Modi has urged Russia to move from an “endless war” towards an “end of war”, while Indian officials have consistently maintained that any lasting settlement must be negotiated and acceptable to both parties. India’s willingness to assist was also evident during [Modi’s talks with Putin ahead of the BRICS summit](https://www.theglobalvoice.com/modi-and-putin-deepen-india-russia-ties-ahead-of-brics-summit/), when the prime minister reiterated that conflicts should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy. The decisive question is whether New Delhi can translate access into an agreement acceptable to both Moscow and Kyiv. India’s proposal is now the broadest plan before Ukraine, but its contents, enforcement mechanisms and Russian response will determine whether it develops into a negotiating framework or remains one more diplomatic initiative in a war approaching its fifth year.