Will Modi Cozy Up to Putin?

Next week, the Russian leader visits New Delhi for the first time since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Modi and Putin stand side-by-side, looking ahead, with a crowd in front of them. November 25, 2025, 9:55 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit India on Dec. 5 for the countries’ 23rd annual bilateral summit. The trip, Putin’s first to New Delhi since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, is taking place at a particularly fraught time; India has expended considerable diplomatic capital as his arrival looms.

To that end, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Moscow this month, meeting with Putin on the sidelines of a convening of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation heads

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