Putin in India for summit with Modi

Russian President Vladimir Putin on his arrival in New Delhi on Thursday. He was received by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on his arrival in New Delhi on Thursday. He was received by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
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PTI, New Delhi :
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit to hold the annual bilateral summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Putin, who is accompanied by a high-level delegation, was received by External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj.
The 19th India-Russia Annual Bilateral Summit will take place here on Friday during which Modi and Putin are expected to review bilateral defence cooperation in the wake of the US sanctions against Russian defence majors.
The two leaders are also

likely to deliberate on key regional and global issues, including US sanctions on import of Iranian crude oil.
The focus during the visit will be on the S-400 Triumf air defence missile system agreement, with a top Kremlin aide saying Tuesday that Russian1 President Putin will oversee the signing of the $5 billion deal.

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