Overview
- The leaders began formal talks in New Delhi on December 5 after Putin arrived the previous night.
- Modi opened by expressing support for all efforts toward peace in Ukraine, and Putin thanked India for its contributions, with Japanese media reporting Modi urged faster peace talks.
- The visit is Putin’s first to India in four years and his first since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- India is not a member of the International Criminal Court, which issued a 2023 arrest warrant for Putin.
- Energy, defense and broader economic cooperation are on the agenda, following defense-minister talks and a business forum on December 4, with no new agreements announced yet.