In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon the Russian leader's arrival in New Delhi on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to start a two-day state visit, and India and Russia both said they want to boost mutual trade and expand the variety of items in transactions.

Putin’s first visit to India in four years aims to increase sales of Russian oil, missile systems and fighter jets and broaden business links between the countries beyond energy and defence equipment, amid U.S. pressure on India to move away from Moscow, which is waging war in Ukraine.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Putin at the airport in Delhi, a

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