RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Presidential banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan Friday, echoed PM Narendra Modi’s motto of “sabka saath, sabka vikas”.

Flanked by Modi and Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan, Putin said, “In India, you say go together, grow together. These words truly reflect the character and the nature of the India-Russian relations, and we will do everything to ensure our strategic partnership grows for the good of our people.”

“This partnership is developing based on the principles of equality, respect and mutual consideration of our interests. It is getting substantiated even more. Our talks with our Indian friends yesterday and today were genuinely open and constructive,” Putin said, in his final address before the conclusion of the two-day visit. “Russia

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