Russian President Vladimir Putin has reached Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself welcomed him at Delhi’s Palam Airport. After this, PM Modi-Putin rode in the same car. After leaving the airport, Modi-Putin have reached the PM’s residence and will have dinner shortly. Let us tell you that before this, it happened during the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conference held in Tianjin, China in August-September this year. At that time, both the leaders were seen going in the same car, which was widely discussed around the world.
Many big deals are expected
This is Putin’s first visit to India after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, due to which this trip is considered very important diplomatically. Many important agreements between India and Russia can be sealed during this historic tour. The most hotly debated issue is defense cooperation related to the S-400 missile system. This will be Putin’s first visit to India since December 2021 – his first since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.
25 years of strategic partnership
President Putin’s visit is also important because India-Russia is completing 25 years of strategic relations. In the year 2000, President Putin and the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee jointly initiated the strategic partnership between the two countries, which is considered one of the most stable and reliable partnerships in the world today.