Putin, Modi and India
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared a photograph of himself with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the shared ride from New Delhi's Palam airport to the PM's Lok Kalyan Marg residence.
President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi for his first state visit to India since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, showcasing warming ties that have angered the US and led to hefty trade tariffs.
On Friday Putin will be accorded a ceremonial welcome before the 23rd India-Russia summit. After the summit, Putin is set to launch the new India channel of Russian state-run broadcaster RT, following which he will attend a state banquet to be hosted in his honour by President Droupadi Murmu.