Putin arrived at Palam Air Force Station in 's Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, according to footage broadcast by 's Xi, it will be his first visit to India since 2019 and marks the biggest step yet in a cautious thaw between the rival neighbours, six years after a deadly military clash along their disputed Himalayan border.
Ties between the nuclear-armed Asian giants have been warming again recently, with flights, visas and high-level contacts gradually being restored.
However, deep mistrust remains, with their contested frontier, a widening trade deficit and strategic rivalry still complicating ties.
Read more restrictions in central districts. Delhi , -- three countries with sharply differing positions on the war launched by the United States and
"What was seen until last year as an achievement -- the expansion of BRICS -- today looks like a big constraint on BRICS," Pant said. Read more
India maintains cordial relations with Iran and Israel, but is also careful to strike a delicate balance in its ties with Washington. India has navigated the in part by turning to Russia, one of its most important strategic partners and its most controversial fuel supplier in recent years as the war against , this month. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar visited said he was "grateful to India for its commitment to ending this unjust war". (FRANCE 24 with AFP)
