Samarkand: Indian Top Minister Narendra Modi informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that now was once “no longer a time for battle” on Friday at the sidelines of a regional summit, tv pictures confirmed.

“Excellency, I do know nowadays’s time isn’t a time for battle,” Modi informed Putin in Samarkand as the 2 leaders started their first face-to-face assembly since Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine, photos confirmed on Indian public provider broadcaster Doordashan.