New Delhi, March 20 -- Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has conceded that he was left with an egg on his face in opposing India's stance when the Russia-Ukraine war broke out and said due to the policy that was adopted, the country was now in a position where it could make a difference for lasting peace.

Tharoor had criticized India's stance when Russia attacked Ukraine and called for condemnation of the aggression. The Congress MP said the policy adopted by India following the outbreak of the conflict meant that the country actually had a prime minister who can hug both the president of Ukraine and the president in Moscow two weeks apart and be accepted in both places.

During an interactive session at the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, the f...