Guwahati, Sept. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, where he emphasized the global urgency to end the war in Ukraine and establish lasting peace.

Modi stressed that the conflict in Ukraine must not continue indefinitely, asserting that humanity as a whole is calling for peace.

"We've been consistently discussing the ongoing war in Ukraine," he told Putin. "We welcome all recent peace efforts. We hope every party involved moves forward constructively. The world must find a path to end this conflict and secure lasting peace."

During the meeting, Modi also reaffirmed the enduring strength of India-Russia relations, highligh...