New Delhi- In a day marked by high-level India–Russia diplomatic engagement ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s expected visit to New Delhi next month, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met the Russian leader in Moscow even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with one of the Kremlin’s top aides in the Indian capital.

In Moscow, Jaishankar called on President Putin along with other heads of delegation attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State Council meeting. The interaction, held at the Kremlin, included Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, and the prime ministers of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and SCO Secretary General Nurlan

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