Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi on Friday for talks expected to cover trade, defence, energy, critical minerals and the war in Ukraine. Putin is on a three-day visit to India to attend the BRICS summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi on Friday for wide-ranging talks expected to focus on raising annual bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030 and on strengthening cooperation in defence, energy and critical minerals. The agenda was also expected to include the war in Ukraine.
Putin landed in New Delhi on Friday morning on a three-day visit to take part in the BRICS summit.
On defence, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that both sides were exploring upgrades to the BrahMos missile. He said Moscow remained committed to fulfilling its remaining deliveries of S-400 systems and that the proposed supply of Su-57 fighter jets was also being discussed.
Ahead of their meeting, Modi presented Putin with a Russian translation of the ancient Tamil classic Thirukkural.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi on Friday for talks expected to cover trade, defence, energy, critical minerals and the war in Ukraine. Putin is on a three-day visit to India to attend the BRICS summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi on Friday for wide-ranging talks expected to focus on raising annual bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030 and on strengthening cooperation in defence, energy and critical minerals. The agenda was also expected to include the war in Ukraine.
Putin landed in New Delhi on Friday morning on a three-day visit to take part in the BRICS summit.
On defence, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that both sides were exploring upgrades to the BrahMos missile. He said Moscow remained committed to fulfilling its remaining deliveries of S-400 systems and that the proposed supply of Su-57 fighter jets was also being discussed.
Ahead of their meeting, Modi presented Putin with a Russian translation of the ancient Tamil classic Thirukkural.