Jaishankar-Putin meeting India ready for BRICS summit in Delhi, Putin expresses desire to meet Modi
Putin's desire comes at a time when India-Russia relations are under constant international scrutiny. New Delhi has maintained a clear stance on its independent foreign policy and strategic ties despite pressure from the US on India over its oil purchases from Russia. Putin thanks Modi for boosting India-Russia trade President Putin credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the growing business ties between India and Russia. He told Jaishankar that Prime Minister Modi has an important role to play in the growth of trade between the two countries.
Moscow. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, 24 August 2026. Several important issues, including India-Russia relations, bilateral trade and the upcoming BRICS summit, were discussed in the meeting. After the meeting, Jaishankar said that India is fully prepared to host the BRICS Summit in Delhi and welcome the member countries.
Jaishankar also conveyed greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his meeting with Putin. He said Prime Minister Modi has a personal message for the Russian President which he would like to convey to him. The External Affairs Minister also referred to the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission meeting and said both countries have a good report to share after the meeting.
Putin expresses desire to meet Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin on his birthday. He said he looks forward to meeting Prime Minister Modi face-to-face during the upcoming SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan.
Putin's desire comes at a time when India-Russia relations are under constant international scrutiny. New Delhi has maintained a clear stance on its independent foreign policy and strategic ties despite pressure from the US on India over its oil purchases from Russia.
Putin thanks Modi for boosting India-Russia trade
President Putin credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the growing business ties between India and Russia. He told Jaishankar that Prime Minister Modi has an important role to play in the growth of trade between the two countries.
Putin also described Jaishankar's visit to Russia as a sign of the strength of India-Russia ties. He said the current visit of the External Affairs Minister reflects the decades-old and strong ties between the two countries.
Focus on BRICS Summit
Jaishankar's meeting with Putin assumes significance as India is preparing to host the upcoming BRICS summit. In such a situation, the possible meeting of Modi-Putin and the growing strategic dialogue between India and Russia is considered important from the point of view of global diplomacy.
India has consistently conveyed that it takes foreign policy decisions based on its national interests. The Jaishankar-Putin meeting has once again brought the strong India-Russia strategic partnership and New Delhi's independent diplomatic policy to the centre stage.
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