Trade and people-to-people ties figured high in PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talks. After the 23rd annual India-Russia summit, the two leaders announced that they had agreed on an Economic Cooperation Agreement until 2030.

India will offer Russian citizens free 30-day e-tourist and group tourist visas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced after talks with President Putin.

At the invitation of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, paid a State visit to India on December 04-05, 2025 for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India comes as New Delhi and Moscow seek to rebalance a heavily energy-skewed trade relationship. With both sides preparing new agreements on labour mobility,

Beyond tourism, the improved mobility program aims to increase exchanges between students, scholars, and sportspersons, further solidifying the cultural bedrock of the relationship.

Putin also said that Modi had shared “a list of challenges that deserve the attention of both governments,” assuring that Moscow would act on them.

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President Droupadi Murmu hosted a grand state banquet for Russian President Vladimir Putin at Rashtrapati Bhavan, featuring a cultural musical fusion and regional Indian delicacies.

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