New Delhi : Russian President Vladimir Putin's first visit to India in four years will begin with private dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. This will mark Putin's first official trip to India since the Ukraine war broke out in February 2022 as the Russian President last visited India in 2021.

The much-anticipated visit of Russian premier Vladimir Putin to India reminds us of his long-standing friendship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that dates back to almost 25 years. In 2001, PM Modi, the then Gujarat Chief Minister flanked then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to Moscow for the India-Russia Summit.

In old photographs of PM Modi and Putin that have gone viral ahead of their meeting, in one picture, PM Modi can be seen signing a document sitting beside Va

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