Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to undertake a two-day visit to India beginning December 4 for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Ministry of External Affairs said, “The forthcoming state visit (of President Putin) will provide an opportunity for the leadership of India and Russia to review progress in bilateral relations, set the vision for strengthening the ‘Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership’ and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.” Ahead of his visit, Putin stated that Moscow aims to “elevate cooperation” with both India and China to a “qualitatively new level.”
