0:00 0:00 1x

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here .

Putin and Modi announced an economic cooperation program through 2030, aiming for $100 billion in annual bilateral trade amid strengthened energy ties.

The summit underscores India’s delicate diplomatic balancing act between its historic Russia alliance and mounting U.S. pressure over Russian oil imports.

Defense cooperation remains central as India seeks faster delivery of Russian military systems despite global tensions over the Ukraine war.

NEW DELHI — Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at an annual summit and agreed to diversify mutual economic ties, as the United States presses India to revise its decades-old partn

See Full Page