Dhaka, March 31 -- India's potential role as a mediator with Moscow, and its position as a vanguard of the Global South, is coming into focus for Ukraine as it seeks to expand international support for a peace plan more than two years after the Russian invasion.

After arriving in India on Thursday for a two-day visit, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told Indian media that New Delhi "is a very important player in the world and we need India to restore just and lasting peace in Ukraine."

Kuleba's agenda includes a meeting with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and the deputy national security adviser.

"India can play a very important role in bringing together more nations from the Global South," Kuleba told Indian...