Putin to be in India in December: Sources

Guwahati: Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to visit India in the first week of December for the 23rd annual India-Russia bilateral summit, sources told News18.

An official confirmation is still awaited, more details are expected in the coming days.

As per NDTV , Putin is expected to be in India on 5–6 December. The high-level visit was first discussed during National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval’s trip to Moscow in August, although the dates had not been finalised at the time.

The India-Russia Annual Summit is a key pillar of the strategic partnership between the two countries. It was established in 2000 and alternates between India and Russia, with a few interruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

At a press briefing earlier today, Deputy NSA Pavan Kapoor confirmed that active preparations are underway for the visit. The upcoming summit is expected to cover a wide range of areas including trade, defence, finance, healthcare, and high technology.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also spoke about the visit on 28 September during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), saying, “We have a very extensive bilateral agenda, trade, military, technical cooperation, finance, humanitarian matters, healthcare, high-tech, artificial intelligence, and of course close coordination at the international level within the SCO, BRICS and bilaterally."