PM Narendra Modi receives Russian President Putin at the Palam airport in New Delhi. (Image: Narendra Modi/X) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the red carpet in New Delhi for Russian President Vladimir Putin's first visit to India in four years on Thursday as the two countries seek to bolster ties under the cloud of a hostile Trump administration.

"Delighted to welcome my friend, President Putin to India," Modi said in a post on X, sharing images from the Palam airport where the two leaders shook hands and exchanged a warm hug. He also shared a photo from inside the car, a repeat of when Modi went to Moscow after his re-election last year.

India-Russia ties have come under intense scrutiny from US President Donald Trump, w

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