Narendra Modi will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a visit to the country, as India’s prime minister seeks to shore up relations with Moscow and stem concerns about the regime’s drift towards China.
Putin welcomed Modi on Monday to his suburban residence at Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow, where the pair held informal talks over tea and took a walk in the park, according to Russian state media. Further formal negotiations are expected on Tuesday.
Modi hailed the two-day visit as a “wonderful opportunity to deepen ties” in a post on social media platform X, adding that it would “surely go a long way in further cementing the bonds of friendship between India and Russia”.