References

A dated snapshot of one morning's diplomacy, with each figure kept next to its source and period. Illustrations are stylised, not measurements.

• The Hindu, 9-10 Nov 2026 - Modi-Zelenskyy and Jaishankar-Lavrov calls; India ready to mediate "food corridors"; talks begin in Abu Dhabi on 10 Nov with U.S. negotiators restarting after three months; India's four-point proposal (disclosed 22 Oct): stop attacks on civilians, allow grain and energy exports from both countries through the Black Sea, end targeting of ships and seafarers, many of them Indian nationals.
• LIGA.net, 9 Nov 2026 - Zelenskyy's evening address: India's food-security proposals "were not supported by the Russian side"; Ukraine's team already in the UAE, first meeting on 10 Nov; Kyiv to propose de-escalation steps and discuss a trilateral leaders' meeting.
• United Nations - Black Sea Grain Initiative, background - established 27 July 2022 (Ukraine, Russia, Türkiye, UN); the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny/Pivdennyi; over 32 million metric tons moved to 45 countries in close to 2,000 voyages; terminated 17 July 2023.
• USDA - Grain: World Markets and Trade (PDF) - Ukraine about 10% of global wheat exports in marketing year 2021/22, the pre-war baseline.
• The Hindu Morning Digest, 10 Nov 2026 - what to watch: Modi and Trump expected at the ASEAN-linked summits in Manila next week; APEC summit in Shenzhen on 18-19 November, with Putin expected.

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