New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday offered floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, asserting that as one of the founders of the modern Indian state, he made an "invaluable contribution" to world peace.

Russian President calls Gandhi a Visionary of a Multipolar World

While signing the book of honorary visitors to the Raj Ghat complex, Putin stated that Mahatma Gandhi anticipated the new, more just, multipolar world order that is now in its infancy.

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Mahatma Gandhi had several connections with Russia which form part of the shared history of both countries.

"One of the founders of the modern Indian state, the great philosopher and humanist Mahatma Gandhi made an invaluable contribution to world

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