India Russia relations
The timing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia is “purely bilateral”, said Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, dismissing suggestions that his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 9 would appear in contrast to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit scheduled in the U.S. on the same day.
summit is expected to focus on the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Reason for visit
The annual summit between the Prime Minister of India and the Russian president is the highest institutional dialogue mechanism in the strategic partnership between the two sides.
So far, 21 annual summits have taken place alternatively in India and Russia.
The last summit took place in New Delhi in December 2021
Discussion Topics
The conflict in Ukraine, particularly the issue of Indians recruited by the Russian military
Expected to focus, on the many issues pending between them since the last annual summit in 2021, with trade, connectivity, space, oil and LNG, defence supplies, payment issues given Western sanctions as well as cooperation on nuclear power reactors in India high on the agenda
Trying to resolve the trade deficit between the two countries would also be high on the leaders’ agenda
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