Ahead of his arrival in Delhi tonight on a historic state visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to India Today in a world-exclusive interview, touching on a wide range of issues. One of the most interesting topics he spoke about was his impromptu carpool with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in China, an interaction that became one of the most talked-about and widely photographed episodes between the two leaders.

The India Today Group's Anjana Om Kashyap and Geeta Mohan spoke to the 73-year-old Russian leader inside the historic Ekaterina (Catherine) Hall of the Kremlin. The interview will be broadcast on India Today and Aaj Tak at 9 pm tonight.

During the interaction, which was Putin's first with two women anchors, he was asked

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