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Putin visit reflected India’s freedom of choice: Jaishankar

Hindustan Times Gurugram

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December 07, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India for a bilateral summit this week reflected India's freedom of choice and policy of strategic autonomy, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday against the backdrop of pressure from the US to reduce purchases of Russian oil and military hardware.

- HT Correspondent

The summit between PM Narendra Modi and Putin resulted in a five-year economic programme to diversify and balance trade, a mobility agreement and measures to deepen the energy partnership. Jaishankar, speaking at the 23rd Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, said that India

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