Putin’s BRICS Visit Will Further Strengthen India-Russia Ties: Modi
19:40 31.08.2026 (Updated: 20:16 31.08.2026)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Monday.
Russian-Indian relations are strengthening, largely thanks to the great attention that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays to them, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, welcoming his counterpart for talks in Bishkek.
"Our meeting takes place on the eve of the SCO summit - an organization that works towards deepening the situation and contacts between the countries of the Global South and the East, contributes to the socio-economic development and cultural development of the region, and to the formation of a fair and multipolar world," Putin said.
The trade and economic cooperation between Russia and India are developing, with trade increasing by more than 2%, the president said.
"Trade and economic cooperation as a whole demonstrates positive trends. There was a slight decrease last year, but in the first six months of this year, 2026 trade has already increased by 2.6%," Putin said at a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek.
The Russian leader added that Russian-Indian relations continue to strengthen on the principles of a specially privileged strategic partnership.
"This is facilitated by your personal attention to the development of Russian-Indian relations, as well as the business and, moreover, very warm and friendly personal relations that have developed between us. For which I am very grateful to you," Putin said, addressing Modi.
Russian-Indian relations continue to strengthen based on the principles of a particularly privileged strategic partnership, the president said.
"This is facilitated by your personal attention to the development of Russian-Indian relations and the established not only business, but also very kind, personal, and friendly relations between us. I am very grateful to you for that," Putin said.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin flew to Kyrgyzstan on Monday to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek.
The Russian delegation taking part in the talks includes Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov, Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov, Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev, and Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev.
