Published on : 03 Dec 2025, 6:04 am

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in New Delhi on Thursday. Diplomatic circles area already buzzing with excitement as to what would transpire between Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the summit talks.

With US President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on India for buying oil from Russia, a lot is at stake.

Now, it boils down to New Delhi and Moscow as how to make deals that will encourage bilateral relations between the two countries.

Several deals are on the anvil - deepening of defence cooperation and the insulation of trade from US sanctions.

Kremlin spokesperson, Dimitri Peskov informed that “Russia intends to use the summit to protect trade ties with India from the sanctions imposed by US President Donald Tru

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