It is anticipated that Russian President Vladimir Putin would travel to India for the 23rd India Russia annual meeting during the first week of December.
According to diplomatic sources, the two parties are thinking about scheduling the visit for December 5–6. Next month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit India to finalize the summit's agenda.Putin will be visiting India for the first time since the Russia-Ukraine war began in February 2022. Putin last traveled to India in December 2021 for the yearly meeting, which alternates between Russia and India. In July of last year, PM Modi traveled to Moscow for the final meeting.
Modi emphasized to Putin during his visit that the battlefield is not the answer.
The leaders most recent meeting took place during the SCO summit. For a casual conversation that lasted about forty five minutes, Modi got into Putin's vehicle.
Given that India risks sanctions from the US for its energy links with Moscow, the summit is a crucial chance to evaluate bilateral cooperation in commerce, energy, connectivity, and collaborative defense manufacture.
India refuted NATO chairman Mark Rutte's assertion last week that Modi was forced to challenge Putin on Ukraine policy because of US tariffs.
Russia is the only nation that can provide India with "sophisticated weapons like 5th generation fighter jets, common joint production of its components & licensed production," according to a previous comment from Russian deputy envoy Roman Babushkin.
To discuss regional security concerns, India and Russia convened their Special Mechanism on Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday.
"We are getting ready for Putin's December visit to India. According to Russia's Tass news agency, India's deputy NSA Pavan Kapoor stated in Moscow, "We meet on a regular basis on a bilateral basis and on the sidelines of international events."
