Addressing a United Nations ‘Global Food Security Call to Action’ ministerial meeting, Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan, said India’s restrictions on the export of wheat made allowance for exports to countries that had food security needs. He also reiterated India’s call for a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The U.N. meeting was held in-person in New York and chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“Let me make it clear that these measures allow for export on the basis of approvals to those countries who are required to meet their food security demands,” Mr. Muraleedharan said about India’s restrictions on wheat exports. “This will be done on the request from the concerned governments,” he said, adding that such a policy will ensure that those who are in need the most would be catered to. India has been under pressure from the U.S. and the G7 (Group of Seven advance economies) to rollback its ban on wheat exports.
