New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- India has exchanged ideas with Russia and Ukraine on opening "food corridors" to facilitate grain exports from Black Sea ports as part of a broader ceasefire proposal and is working with other stakeholders for the return of peace in the region, the external affairs ministry said on Tuesday.

During a phone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that India can take the lead in ensuring uninterrupted food supplies through the Black Sea by mediating the establishment of food corridors. The conversation was followed by a phone call between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

External affairs ministry spokesp...