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Moscow ties: Delhi rolls out red carpet for Putin

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December 04, 2025

NEW Delhi is all set to roll out the red carpet as Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives from Moscow on Thursday fora tightly packed two-day state visit laced with high-level diplomacy, economic negotiations and ceremonial grandeur.

- JAYANTH JACOB @New Dethi

His first India trip in four years, the visit is designed to inject fresh momentum into the India-Russia partnership at a time of shifting geopolitical alignments.

Putin lands on Thursday evening and will have a private dinner with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a signal of the political weight both sides are placing on the engagement and their ties.

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