“What Putin’s visit next week means for India-Russia ties in a turbulent world”, First Post, November 30, 2025
“Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to India next week (December 4-5) at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the annual summit – which was institutionalised over two decades ago – is timely as well as futuristic. It is a given that this time-tested and trusted special and privileged strategic partnership has been a ‘constant’ (as stated by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar) amidst the global chaos, unilateralism and polarisation.
In recent months hectic bilateral exchanges have been taking place to identify and finalise the outcomes and agreements during the forthcoming visit.
There have traditionally been meetings of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission (IRIGC) encompassing both economic and military cooperation, and this time round as well they would have explored new areas of cooperation, especially in keeping with the 21st-century economic, energy, technology, defence and security challenges……”
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