According to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to visit India. TASS said that Russian Foreign Minister confirmed on Thursday that “the arrangement is currently being produced” to visit Putin Delhi.
In 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Putin twice. The first meeting took place in July during the 22nd India-Russian annual summit in Moscow. The second occurred from 22 to 23 October, when Modi took part in the 16th Brics Summit in Kazan and met Putin on the outskirts of the event.
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Lavrov confirmed the development during the video address at the conference called “Russia and India: towards the new bilateral agenda” organized by the Russian Council for International Affairs (RIAC).
On Wednesday, Sergey Lavrov said Russia actively strengthens links with the main global powers, including India, with which Moscow shares “privileged strategic partnership”.
“We enjoy a particularly privileged strategic partnership with India,” Lavrov quoted as the Russian state media TASS.
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Modi-Putin Meet: What is expected?
Lavrov repeated the obligation of Russia to deepen cooperation with its allies across various multilateral platforms, including the Community of Independent States (CIS), the organization of collective security (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Union.
President Putin visits India in 2025 after an invitation from PM Modi.
The meeting is expected to focus on various critical issues, including trade, energy cooperation, defense agreements and the ongoing conflict of Russia-Ukraine.
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In addition, the discussion can turn around the settlement of trade in national currencies and the release of Indian nationals from the Russian army.
The visit of India Putin will also emphasize Indian strategic autonomy in maintaining relations with Russia and Ukraine despite the geopolitical tension surrounding the conflict.
The visit is likely to support cooperation in various sectors, including the production of railways and the offer of defense systems such as the S-400.
The optics of the visit, including the personal relationship between Modi and Putin, will be carefully monitored by the international community, especially when global dynamics moves from the US efforts to a minor effort for the Russian-K lubricant-to-European presses-to the background of the Ukraine war.
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India-Rusk Relationship: Look back back
During the possession of India Gandhi India and the Soviet Union, they deepened the links, especially with the signing of the Peace, Friendship and Cooperation in 1971.
This contract was essential in providing Soviet support during the Bangladesh war, which by the beginning of the 80s became the largest business partner in India in the Soviet Union.
During the possession of Rajiva Gandhi (1984-1989), India-Soviet relations to the summit, especially with the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev. Despite initial concerns about Rajiv’s pro-Western attitude, he maintained strong ties with the Soviet Union with a focus on the sale of weapons and cultural stock exchange. The India festival in the Soviet Union in 1987 was a remarkable event that underlined their friendship.
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Subsequent premiere, including PV Narasimha Rao (1991-1996), Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1996, 1998-2004), and Manmohan Singh (2004-2014), continued to develop a relationship.
RAO ensured open communication with the new Russia leadership, while Vajpayee and Putin signed a statement of a strategic partnership in 2000 and increased bilateral ties.
Manmohan Singh played a key role in further strengthening these links, with Putin acknowledging his contributions to improve relations in India-Russia.
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He continued to flourish the relationship despite geopolitical challenges, including the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, which India has hardly criticized for strategic considerations. An echo of a similar strategy was observed when India refused to sanction Russia for its military operation in Ukraine in 2022.
Over the course of decades, despite global pressures, such as sanctions under the Caatsa Act, India continues to buy defensive hardware from Russia, reflecting the resistance of their bilateral links. The relationship was also supported by mutual support in international forums, including the Russian support of the Indian offer for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council.
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