Putin in India: PM Modi gifts Russian edition of Bhagwat Gita to President; bilateral talks today

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a transcript of the Russian variation of Bhagavad Gita to Russian President Vladimir Putin aft receiving him astatine Delhi's Palam Airport.

Sharing a representation from their interaction, PM Modi highlighted the inspirational teachings of the Gita."Presented a transcript of the Gita successful Russian to President Putin. The teachings of the Gita connection inspiration to millions crossed the world," helium wrote.

Putin is connected a two-day sojourn to India for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit astatine the invitation of PM Modi, wherever much than 10 inter-governmental agreements and implicit 15 commercialized MoUs are expected to beryllium signed.PM steps beyond protocolIn an antithetic gesture, PM Modi went to the airdrome to person Russian President Vladimir Putin. The country was filled with hugs, handshakes and laughter arsenic some leaders shared a car thrust to the backstage meal hosted by the Prime Minister.PM Modi besides shared the moments captured astatine the airdrome and during the car thrust to his residence astatine Lok Kalyan Marg.

"Delighted to invited my friend, President Putin, to India. Looking guardant to our interactions aboriginal this evening and tomorrow," wrote the Prime Minister, "India-Russia relationship is simply a time-tested 1 that has greatly benefitted our people."Putin volition statesman his Friday docket by paying tribute astatine Mahatma Gandhi's memorial astatine Rajghat. Following this, Putin and PM Modi are acceptable to clasp bilateral talks and be the concern forum.