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.
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the two leaders will discuss ways to strengthen the strategic partnership at the 21st annual bilateral summit, to be held on 6 December in Delhi.
Ahead of the summit, India and Russia may also hold the inaugural 2+2 foreign & defence ministerial dialogue in Moscow that could add momentum to the strategic partnership.
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.
The two leaders also discussed issues on the bilateral agenda, including India-Russia cooperation against Covid and agreed to continue close consultations on important issues.
President Putin says Russia values the ‘Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership’ between the two countries in his Independence Day message to President Kovind and PM Modi.
US President Joe Biden spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday about the ongoing ransomware attacks by Russia-based criminals that have impacted the US and other countries.
BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.
The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.
Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.
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