Russian President Vladimir Putin will be in India on December 4-5 to attend the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. The state visit follows an invitation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the two countries growing closer in the last few months after the US imposed punitive tariffs over New Delhi's Russian oil imports.

Putin Visits India: Defence, Trade & Energy: The Key Items on the Agenda 

<p>India and Russia will achieve “military understandings” during President Vladimir Putin's visit, Russian envoy Nikolay R Kudashev said on Friday.</p>

<p>The envoy’s comments days ahead of Putin’s visit to India on Monday for the annual India-Russia summit.</p>

<p>Speaking exclusively to WION’s diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal, Kudashev said, “One could easily await some new understandings in the spheres like connectivity, space, education, and also some military understandings will also be achieved, reflecting the growing level of confidence (between India and Russia).”</p>

<p>The annual summit level, which alternates between the two countries, will be an eventful day for India-Russia ties.</p>

<p>The day begins with defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu co-chairing the Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation, and external affairs minister Jaishankar meeting his counterpart Sergey Lavrov.</p>

<p>These meetings will be followed by the inaugural meeting of the newly instituted 2 + 2 mechanism at the level of the foreign and defence ministers.</p>

<p>In the afternoon the 21st India-Russia Annual Summit will kick off. Putin will be in India for 6 to 7 hours.</p>

<p>Few excerpts</p>

<p><strong>WION: What will be the key focus of the Russian president's visit? How do you see the visit and how it will help the relationship?</strong></p>

<p><strong>Nikolay R&nbsp;Kudashev:</strong> The visit is historical. There was a small pause due to the pandemic conditions. It is a personal meeting, which is important because the volume of the relationship is immense. Rest assured, the visit will be rich in substance, the joint statement will give the results of the visit, which will be very substantial and give the whole gamut of our ties in the global arena and bilaterally. One can expect a set of agreements and deals (to be signed). One could easily await some new understandings in the spheres like connectivity, space, science and technology, education, arts and culture, and also some military understandings, reflecting the growing level of confidence.</p>

<p><strong>WION: How much focus will be on regional issues like Afghanistan?</strong></p>

<p><strong>Nikolay R&nbsp;Kudashev:&nbsp;</strong>Definitely, Afghanistan is our common concern. We fully apricate Delhi's initiative when it convened the recent meeting of national security advisors, resulting in the famous Delhi Declaration. Afghanistan would be on the agenda and some new level of cooperation could be guaranteed while taking stock of the results of the Delhi Dialogue.</p>

<p><strong>WION: Any update on deliveries of S-400 missile system?</strong></p>

<p><strong>Nikolay R&nbsp;Kudashev:&nbsp;</strong>The contract is being implemented, strictly as per the schedule, By the end of the year, expect fresh deliveries could be expected.</p>


India and Russia will achieve “military understandings” during President Vladimir Putin's visit, Russian envoy Nikolay R Kudashev said on Friday. The envoy’s comments days ahead of Putin’s visit to India on Monday for the annual India-Russia summit.

India and Russia will achieve “military understandings” during President Vladimir Putin's visit, Russian envoy Nikolay R Kudashev said on Friday. The envoy’s comments days ahead of Putin’s visit to India on Monday for the annual India-Russia summit. Speaking exclusively to WION’s diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal, Kudashev said, “One could easily await some new understandings in the spheres like connectivity, space, education, and also some military understandings will also be achieved, reflecting the growing level of confidence (between India and Russia).” The annual summit level, which alternates between the two countries, will be an eventful day for India-Russia ties. The day begins with defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu co-chairing the Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation, and external affairs minister Jaishankar meeting his counterpart Sergey Lavrov. These meetings will be followed by the inaugural meeting of the newly instituted 2 + 2 mechanism at the level of the foreign and defence ministers. In the afternoon the 21st India-Russia Annual Summit will kick off. Putin will be in India for 6 to 7 hours. Few excerpts WION: What will be the key focus of the Russian president's visit? How do you see the visit and how it will help the relationship? Nikolay R Kudashev: The visit is historical. There was a small pause due to the pandemic conditions. It is a personal meeting, which is important because the volume of the relationship is immense. Rest assured, the visit will be rich in substance, the joint statement will give the results of the visit, which will be very substantial and give the whole gamut of our ties in the global arena and bilaterally. One can expect a set of agreements and deals (to be signed). One could easily await some new understandings in the spheres like connectivity, space, science and technology, education, arts and culture, and also some military understandings, reflecting the growing level of confidence. WION: How much focus will be on regional issues like Afghanistan? Nikolay R Kudashev: Definitely, Afghanistan is our common concern. We fully apricate Delhi's initiative when it convened the recent meeting of national security advisors, resulting in the famous Delhi Declaration. Afghanistan would be on the agenda and some new level of cooperation could be guaranteed while taking stock of the results of the Delhi Dialogue. WION: Any update on deliveries of S-400 missile system? Nikolay R Kudashev: The contract is being implemented, strictly as per the schedule, By the end of the year, expect fresh deliveries could be expected.

‘Military understandings’ will be achieved during Putin’s India visit: Russian envoy Kudashev

PM Modi's day-1 in Russia: Visit to shipbuilding complex, Judo championship and more

<p>At the&nbsp;17th India-Russia Annual Summit in the western Indian state of Goa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin renewed their strategic ties, signing 16 agreements and making key announcements in various fields of&nbsp;energy, power, shipbuilding, space and smart cities.</p>

<p>After holding one-on-one talks, the two leaders agreed to enhance defence and economic cooperation taking the India-Russia partnership to new horizons. The two countries signed pacts on the&nbsp;purchase of four naval frigates and air defence systems. The highlight of the bilateral talks was the signing of the $1 billion deal on joint production of 200 Kamov helicopters.</p>

<p>Vikas Swarup, the spokesperson of the Indian foreign affairs ministry tweeted the details of the agreements from the venue. &nbsp;<br />
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<p>The leaders also agreed to the foundation of unit-3 and unit-4 of the nuclear reactors being set up with Moscow&#39;s assistance in Kudankulam, a seaside town in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.</p>

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<p>The two leaders met on the margins of the BRICS &nbsp;(Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit 2016.&nbsp;World leaders arrived in Goa earlier today to participate in the 8th BRICS Summit and first-ever BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit. While the five-member BRICS group comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the seven-member BIMSTEC bloc has Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.</p>

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Seeking to further isolate Pakistan on terror, India will mount a major diplomatic offensive against it and push for stepped-up cooperation, including support for a comprehensive global convention to tackle the menace.</p>

<p>Modi will also hold a&nbsp;bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the summits.</p>

<p>The meeting will likely revolve around the issues of India&#39;s NSG membership bid and China blocking a United Nations resolution on Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief and the Pathankot attack mastermind Masood Azhar designating him as a terrorist.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang on Friday said that there was no change in China&#39;s stand on the two issues. The spokesperson said relations between India and China made &quot;great headway&quot; despite some &quot;disputes&quot; but there was no change in Beijing&#39;s stand on the issues of NSG and Azhar.</p>

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The two strategic partners signed several defence pacts, including $1 billion deal on joint production of 200 Kamov helicopters

At the 17th India-Russia Annual Summit in the western Indian state of Goa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin renewed their strategic ties, signing 16 agreements and making key announcements in various fields of energy, power, shipbuilding, space and smart cities. After holding one-on-one talks, the two leaders agreed to enhance defence and economic cooperation taking the India-Russia partnership to new horizons. The two countries signed pacts on the purchase of four naval frigates and air defence systems. The highlight of the bilateral talks was the signing of the $1 billion deal on joint production of 200 Kamov helicopters. Vikas Swarup, the spokesperson of the Indian foreign affairs ministry tweeted the details of the agreements from the venue. New horizons in the #IndiaRussia partnership. PM & Prez Putin witness exchange of 16 agreements and 3 announcements across fields pic.twitter.com/zMtY1rMaqX — Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) October 15, 2016 × The leaders also agreed to the foundation of unit-3 and unit-4 of the nuclear reactors being set up with Moscow's assistance in Kudankulam, a seaside town in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. PM:With dedication of Kudankulum 2 & laying of foundation of K 3 & 4,we saw tangible results of #IndiaRussia coop'n in Civil Nuclear Energy pic.twitter.com/4iFWM2vHcF — Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) October 15, 2016 × The two leaders met on the margins of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit 2016. World leaders arrived in Goa earlier today to participate in the 8th BRICS Summit and first-ever BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit. While the five-member BRICS group comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the seven-member BIMSTEC bloc has Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal. Have a look at all the events that are going to take place at the 8th #BRICS Summit in Goa on the 15-16 October, 2016 pic.twitter.com/sgOdeAHNJv — BRICS 2016 (@BRICS2016) October 13, 2016 × Seeking to further isolate Pakistan on terror, India will mount a major diplomatic offensive against it and push for stepped-up cooperation, including support for a comprehensive global convention to tackle the menace. Modi will also hold a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the summits. The meeting will likely revolve around the issues of India's NSG membership bid and China blocking a United Nations resolution on Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief and the Pathankot attack mastermind Masood Azhar designating him as a terrorist. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang on Friday said that there was no change in China's stand on the two issues. The spokesperson said relations between India and China made "great headway" despite some "disputes" but there was no change in Beijing's stand on the issues of NSG and Azhar. (WION)

BRICS Summit 2016: India, Russia bolster defence ties, ink 16 agreements