Modi further stated that he looks forward to hosting President Putin in India later this year, confirming that the Russian leader has been invited for the annual bilateral summit.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone and thanked him for sharing the latest developments on Ukraine. The conversation between the two leaders came days after U.

Narendra Modi has vowed to deepen India’s ties with Russia, despite Donald Trump’s tariff threats over buying Russian oil.