Tomorrow, New Delhi will host one of the most anticipated visits of the year. At Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation, Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit on December 4-5, 2025, resuming the in person annual summit format after four years and a full-scale conflict with Ukraine. The visit has been formally announced by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), which defines it as an occasion to review the “Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership” and exchange views on regional and global concerns.

Most swift evaluations will reduce this conference to three clichés being S-400 missiles, Su-57 fighter jets, and discounted Russian oil. The amount of crude that has reached Indian ports since 2022 and India’s reliance on Russian weapons w

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