Putin’s Grand India Welcome, Modi Rolls Out Red Carpet | Watch Handshake, Hug & Rare Protocol Break Russian President Vladimir Putin began his nearly 27-hour visit to India on Thursday night, marking a major moment in the nearly 8-decade-old India–Russia partnership amid rising global tensions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally received Putin at New Delhi’s Palam Airport with a hug after a four-year gap, a rare diplomatic gesture that underscored the warmth of ties. Modi is hosting a private dinner for Putin ahead of the 23rd India–Russia Summit on Friday, which is expected to focus on boosting defence ties, insulating bilateral trade from Western sanctions, expanding cooperation in small modular reactors, energy security, fertilisers, and labour mobility. The visit comes at a sensi

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