Putin and Modi pledge close cooperation in official talks in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have praised the close and decades-old bilateral relations between their two countries during official talks in Moscow.
India and Russia are linked by a “privileged strategic partnership,” Putin said at the meeting in the Kremlin.
Trade between the two nations had increased by 60% in the past year. According to the Indian Ministry of Commerce, it reached the equivalent of $65 billion, with Indian imports of oil and fertilizer from Russia accounting for the largest share.
“Every Indian feels in his heart that Russia is a friend of India in good and bad times,” Modi emphasized at a meeting with representatives of the Indian community in Moscow. “This relationship is based on a strong foundation of mutual trust and respect.”
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