Modi’s visit to Ukraine is a balancing act and gamble that could go wrong

Narendra Modi’s visit to Ukraine, the first by an Indian prime minister in more than three decades, is a delicate balancing act. It’s a gamble that could go wrong and further push the Russian president into the arms of China, isolating India. The visit on Friday comes after much criticism of the embrace between Mr Modi and President Putin last month. That very day Russian missiles struck a Ukrainian children’s hospital killing 47 and injuring 170 people, mostly children. The two incidents were just hours apart and not missed by world leaders. Ukraine war latest: Putin ‘has two choices’ over…