India’s Modi discusses Ukraine war with Austria a day after meeting Putin

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has discussed the war in Ukraine with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer , a day after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow (Heinz-Peter Bader/AP)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has discussed the war in Ukraine with Austria, an ally of Kyiv that has a policy of military neutrality, emphasising the need for diplomacy a day after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Mr Modi met Chancellor Karl Nehammer on what he said was the first visit to Austria by an Indian prime minister in 41 years.