Panelists: Nandan Unnikrishnan, Distinguished Fellow, Euasia Studies, Observer Research Foundation; Dr. John Cherian, Contributing Editor (Foreign Affairs), The Frontline; and Sandip Lal, India Central Asia Foundation, New Delhi

Chair: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Professor, Symbiosis University and Indian Society of International Law

Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February 2022. Washington took the lead in building a coalition of NATO and others to send arms and other supplies to Ukraine. America has already supplied arms worth about $25 billion since the war started. While no accurate estimate of casualties are available, the U.S. military has indicated a figure of 100,000 casualties on either side. The figure includes the dead and the wounded.

The war has impacted adversely on the global economy, particularly on the South with food prices going up. India has followed a calibrated policy of refusing to join the West in condemning or imposing sanctions on Russia while calling for a cease-fire to be followed by negotiations. Will India as Chair of G-20 be able to persuade the belligerents to agree to a cease-fire? The panel will examine these issues and look at the likely trajectory of the war