A Reuters report claims that Indian-made artillery shells were diverted to Ukraine by some European countries.

"It implies violations by India, where none exist and hence, is inaccurate and mischievous," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi has not intervened to stop the trade despite protests from Moscow, according to 11 Indian and European government and defence industry officials,

Artillery ammunition manufactured in India is being diverted to Ukraine "despite protests from Moscow," Reuters reported on Sept. 19, citing customs data and nearly a dozen Indian and European government and defense industry officials.

NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) – Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi has not intervened to stop the trade despite protests from Moscow, according to 11 Indian and European government and defense industry officials, as well as a Reuters analysis of commercially available customs data.

India’s arms export regulations prohibit unauthorised transfers, but violations appear to have occurred as European nations like Italy and the Czech Republic purchased shells from India and supplied them to Ukraine.

India has “a four-point principle” towards the resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, said EAM S. Jaishankar during his recent visit to Germany. He said that “suggestions have been made” for India to host a peace conference on the issue, but made no commitment on whether India would in fact forward any peace proposal of its own.

Shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine, and New Delhi has not intervened to stop the trade. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ammunition manufactured in India has been diverted to Ukraine for over a year by European clients, despite protests from Russia. According to sources from both India and Europe, New Delhi has not taken action to stop these transfers,

The transfer of ammunition to support Ukraine's defence against the Russian offensive has reportedly been occurring for more than a year.