Silence of violence? Ft. Pavan Varma, Career Indian diplomat

Back in 2007, when the relations between Russia and the West were already showing signs of distress but were still manageable, Vladimir Putin remarked that, after the death of Mahatma Ghandi, it’s hard to find somebody to talk to and be understood.

What was dismissed as a joke proved to be a prophecy. 15 years on, Russia and the West are no longer talking and their security disputes now play out as a military confrontation in and over Ukraine.

Is a return to non-violence still possible and on what conditions? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Pavan Varma, a career Indian diplomat and former member of India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations.