Putin-Modi meet: Russian president to visit India on December 4; what's on agenda?

Russian President Vladimir Putin is acceptable to beryllium connected a two-day sojourn to India, starting December 4, AFP reported citing Kremlin connected Friday. During his visit, the Russian president is apt to conscionable Prime Minister Narendra Modi.This volition beryllium Putin’s archetypal travel to India since the Russia-Ukraine warfare began successful February 2022. His past sojourn was successful December 2021 for the yearly summit, which rotates betwixt the 2 countries. Prime Minister Modi attended the astir caller acme successful Moscow successful July of past year.

Here's what's apt connected the agenda

India’s connection to procure 5 further S-400 Triumf air-defence squadrons, on with a important banal of surface-to-air missiles for the systems already successful service—which proved highly effectual during Operation Sindoor—is expected to beryllium portion of the docket erstwhile PM Modi and Putin conscionable for their acme connected December 5.However, India has not yet decided whether to acquisition 2 oregon 3 squadrons of Russia’s fifth-generation Sukhoi-57 fighter, which Moscow is pushing hard arsenic an alternate to the American F-35 Lightning II jets, apical sources told TOI.

Another docket could beryllium treatment of Russia-Ukraine war, wherever PM Modi has advocated for bid respective times. Recently, outer affairs curate S Jaishankar spoke to Ukraine’s overseas curate Andrii Sybiha and discussed the latest developments successful the Ukraine conflict.

"Had a telecon with FM Andrii Sybiha past evening. Appreciate his briefing connected the ongoing developments related to the Ukraine conflict. Reiterated India’s enactment for an aboriginal extremity to this struggle and the constitution of an enduring peace,” Jaishankar said.