New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- India's recent diplomatic efforts to contribute towards restoring peace in the ongoing Ukraine conflict took centre stage at the meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of External Affairs, with members reviewing New Delhi's active engagements with both Moscow and Kyiv to help end the hostilities.

The committee deliberated on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bishkek, where the Prime Minister noted, "Endless war must now give way to an end of war."

Discussions also highlighted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit to Ukraine last month and his subsequent meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Russia in New York, during which he reiterat...