Overview
- Meeting in Moscow, the foreign ministers reviewed preparations for the 23rd Annual India–Russia Summit and assessed pending agreements for near-term completion.
- Both sides highlighted practical work on trade, energy supplies, payments, logistics, defence cooperation and a proposed mobility framework to regulate labour flows.
- Jaishankar said India supports recent efforts toward peace in Ukraine, calling for an early cessation of hostilities and a durable settlement.
- At the SCO Council of Heads of Government, Jaishankar urged zero tolerance for terrorism, warned against any ‘whitewashing,’ and affirmed India’s right to protect its citizens.
- Parallel security consultations saw Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev meet NSA Ajit Doval in New Delhi as media reports pointed to a likely Dec. 4–5 window for Putin’s trip.