Why is India trying to broker a Russia-Ukraine Black Sea food corridor?

India is ready to help broker “food corridors” through the Black Sea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.The announcement came on the eve of United States-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi, with Russia and Ukraine returning to the negotiating table after a nine-month pause.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Russia, Ukraine and US officials hold talks in Abu Dhabilist 2 of 3European diplomats press Rubio for a role in Russia-Ukraine talkslist 3 of 3Moscow summit tests Russia’s waning grip on former Soviet alliesend of listHours later, India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar spoke with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.Russia and Ukraine have attacked one another’s ports this year, choking off grain and oilseed exports that feed import-dependent countries in Africa and South Asia, and leaving India short of sunflower oil.What is India offering, why does it want the role, and can it deliver?What did Zelenskyy and Modi say?“India is ready to mediate in establishing food corridors, and we are counting on these efforts to continue,” Zelenskyy posted on X after the call. The leaders...