India said Tuesday that its nationals who were “misled” into joining the Russian army will be discharged, a development that came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Moscow since the war in Ukraine began. Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra made the announcement at a briefing in Moscow, following a meeting between Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. New Delhi raised this issue in March, and the country’s federal investigation agency at the time said it had broken up a network that lured people to Russia under the pretext of giving them jobs, with at least 35 Indians being sent.
