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Kremlin Confirms December India Visit by Putin With Modi Meeting at SCO

The trip underscores deepening strategic ties following new US tariffs on Indian goods over Russian oil purchases.

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A themed floral terrace is set up at the square of Tianjin Railway Station as Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit approaches on August 26, 2025 in Tianjin, China.
FILE - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech during the Japan India Economic Forum in Tokyo, on Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Overview

  • Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday in Tianjin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit to discuss preparations for the December visit.
  • The December trip is tied to the annual India–Russia summit after Modi’s invitation for the 23rd edition, with both sides highlighting their special strategic partnership.
  • The confirmation follows Washington’s decision to double tariffs on many Indian exports to 50 percent, including a 25 percent penalty linked to India’s continued purchases of discounted Russian crude, which New Delhi defends as market‑driven energy security.
  • Putin is on a four‑day visit to China for the SCO meetings and a World War II commemoration parade, with planned talks with Xi Jinping and other leaders including Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Masoud Pezeshkian.
  • Putin’s travel remains constrained by an International Criminal Court warrant, and India is not a party to the ICC, reducing legal risk for the planned visit.