PM Modi’s concerns deterred Russia from using nuclear weapons in Ukraine war, says CIA chief


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s views on the use of nuclear weapons had an impact on the Russians and could well have averted a global disaster in the context of the Ukraine war, PBS quoted CIA chief Bill Burns as saying. “I think it’s also been very useful that Xi Jinping and prime minister Modi in India have also raised their concerns about the use of nuclear weapons as well. I think that’s also having an impact on the Russians,” Bill Burns told the American public broadcaster. “I think the saber-rattling is meant to intimidate. We don’t see any clear evidence...