The Russian Embassy in India cited Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov as saying that Putin received an invitation to visit India from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the visit will be scheduled in early 2025.
Ushakov, an aide to Putin, further said that even though it is Russia’s turn to hold the annual India-Russia summit, Kremlin would consider India’s invitation.
“Our leaders have an agreement to hold meetings once a year. This time, it’s our turn. We received Mr. Modi’s invitation and we will certainly consider it positively. We will figure out the tentative dates early next year,” said Ushakov.
Even as the West has pushed for Russia’s isolation over Putin’s war on Ukraine, Russia’s engagement with much of the Global South have continued, which was most notably at display when Russia held the BRICS Summit earlier this year.
Even though Putin has visited countries abroad, the visit to India —if and when it materialises— would be notable as India would be the first country outside of China or Russian satellite states in the region that he would visit.
During the BRICS Summit in Kazan held in October 2024, Modi extended an invitation to Putin to visit India for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit next year.
The Prime Minister's office (PMO) later released a statement indicating that both leaders conducted a comprehensive review of bilateral cooperation across various domains, including political, economic, defence, energy, and people-to-people connections.
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