President Putin and PM Modi held summit-level talks Monday in New Delhi. The nations signed agreements ranging from commercial deals to cooperation programmes.
PM Modi welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin for a meeting at Delhi's Hyderabad House Monday. ThePrint's National Photo Editor Praveen Jain was there to capture the moment.
Russia's Security Council Secretary Gen Nikolay Patrushev, who is on a two-day visit to India, is also expected to meet PM Modi and External Affairs Minister Jaishankar.
Addressing the Eastern Economic Forum Friday, the prime minister said energy & policy are major pillars of India's 'special & privileged strategic partnership' with Russia.
Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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