New Delhi is preparing for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India in the first week of December, and the dates under consideration are December 4 to 6, sources said. The Indian government is considering hosting Putin in a city outside of Delhi, and Jaipur, Agra and Goa are the possible options, they said.

Jaipur, Agra and Goa are the cities being explored to host the Russian President, they said.

Sources said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is likely to come to India in November to prepare the groundwork for the Russian President’s visit — his first since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Putin, who has visited India regularly since October 2000, had last visited New Delhi in 2021.

This is part of the annual bilateral summit since 2000, and there hav

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