India-Russia Summit 2025 Day 2 LIVE updates: 'To celebrate 25 years of strategic partnership, PM Modi specially went to airport to receive Putin', says MEA

India-Russia Summit 2025 Day 2 LIVE updates: 'PM Modi received Putin to celebrate 25 years of strategic partnership', says MEA

Putin tells India Today the Modi carpool during the SCO Summit was spontaneous. He praises India’s growth and highlights 90 per cent + trade in rupees and rubles.

Putin reveals Modi carpool was his idea during SCO summit

Reports and rumours suggest Russian President Vladimir Putin may use body doubles during high-risk events, though the Kremlin strongly denies it. Claims resurfaced after his Alaska meeting with Trump, but Putin has dismissed such speculation: What's the truth

What is the REALITY of 'fake Putin'? All we know about Russian president's 'body double' rumours

A video of Russian dancers grooving to Panjabi MC’s minds Ton Bach Ke Rahi is going viral ahead of Vladimir Putin’s India visit. Russia’s state media shared it as a nod to India-Russia cultural ties, just as Putin prepares for talks with PM Modi.

As Putin heads to Delhi, Russian dancers go viral dancing to THIS Punjabi hit. Watch video here

Rooted in the Soviet era and having stood the test of Cold War rivalries, India–Russia ties are one of the most uniquely strong global relationships. This strategic partnership is built on defence, energy, diplomatic support, and shared geopolitical interests for decades.
 

Putin visits India: All the times Russia stood by India, and India backed Russia, since the Soviet era

Putin’s Il-96 “Flying Kremlin” is believed to operate as a secure airborne command hub with encrypted communication and wartime control systems. While media speculate it may support nuclear command, no proof confirms a launch button onboard. Putin arrives in India under heavy security.

Putin India visit: What is 'flying Kremlin' and its 'nuclear button' - All we know

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi on December 4 for his first visit after the Russia-Ukraine war. Hosted by PM Modi, his schedule includes Rashtrapati Bhavan reception, PM and President meetings, press briefings, business events, and key India-Russia agreements.

Countdown for Putin's India visit begins: India releases FULL itinerary and timings for scheduled meetings

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India on December 4 with extraordinary security, including a so-called “poop suitcase.” His team reportedly collects and transports his biological waste back to Russia to prevent foreign agencies from analysing his health or genetic information.

Putin India Visit | What is mysterious 'poop suitcase' that Russian president reportedly travels with?

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi for the India-Russia Summit 2025 with unprecedented security, including snipers, anti-drone tech and armoured convoys. His visit includes meetings with PM Modi, a state banquet, and key bilateral discussions.

Putin lands in Delhi today: From ‘poop suitcase’ to ‘flying Kremlin’ - INSIDE his extraordinary security

Putin’s December 4 visit to India underscores a long-standing strategic partnership shaped by defence, energy and geopolitical alignment. Despite global shifts, sanctions on Russia and India’s growing ties with the West, cooperation, rooted in historic Cold War bonds, remains strong

India-Russia strategic partnership: How it started vs how it is going

‘RD-191’ is a workhorse engine used in Russia’s Angara series of rockets. ‘RD-191’ is also a throttleable engine, which means that it can significantly reduce or increase its thrust mid-flight, a crucial capability that enables precise flight control, recovery, and reuse of rocket stages.

Exclusive: India to buy Russia’s ‘RD-191’ semi-cryo rocket engines?

India has gone in a big way to equip its Navy and the other two services with BrahMos missiles and has also been able to successfully export the missile to the Philippines, and is likely to achieve success with more sales in the Asian region.

BrahMos 2.0? India–Russia likely to discuss next-gen supersonic cruise missiles during Putin’s visit

When the West shunned India over its nuclear tests, Russia stood by it. India–Russia civil nuclear cooperation, which started from the Soviet Union era, spans decades, with Kudankulam reactors at the heart of this collaboration.



Putin India visit: How India–Russia civil nuclear cooperation stood the test of time in spite of global headwinds

India-Russia Summit 2025: Armoured convoy, AI surveillance, snipers — Delhi turns into a fortress for Russia President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi on Thursday (Dec 4) for his first India visit since 2021. His two-day trip includes talks with PM Modi, a private dinner, ceremonial welcome, Raj Ghat tribute, and agreements on trade, defence and mobility, signalling deepening ties

Putin arrives in Delhi tomorrow for high-stakes India visit amid strengthening ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit will be his first to India since 2022, and the start of the Ukraine conflict. The visit is likely to yield significant deals in the sector covering defence, trade, energy and currency settlement mechanisms.

Russian President Putin's India visit: Full schedule, key meetings and strategic announcements

Putin said Russia wants to upgrade ties with India as he heads to New Delhi for the Dec 4–5 summit. As per the Kremlin, defence talks during the visit will cover S-400s, the Su-57 and BrahMos, with nuclear energy also likely on the table.

Ahead of Delhi visit, Putin vows deeper partnership with India, says he wants ties at a 'qualitatively new level'