Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed birthday wishes to Vladimir Putin and said he looks forward to hosting him in India for the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit in December.
• The two leaders reviewed progress on the bilateral agenda and reaffirmed their Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.
• Putin briefed Modi on developments in the Ukraine conflict, and Modi reiterated India’s preference for a negotiated, peaceful resolution.
• It was their fourth phone call since early August, with preparations reported to include a Sergey Lavrov visit to Delhi and an IRIGC meeting before the summit.
• Russia has indicated plans to buy more Indian agricultural goods and pharmaceuticals to ease trade imbalances as US tariff pressure tied to India's Russian oil purchases persists.