Overview
- Putin arrived in New Delhi on December 4 and was hosted by Modi for a private dinner, with delegation-level talks at Hyderabad House on December 5 followed by planned joint statements around 1:50 pm, according to the official itinerary.
- Hyderabad House was commissioned by Mir Osman Ali Khan in the late 1920s and designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in a butterfly plan with about 36 rooms, including a zenana.
- The Government of India leased the property in 1954; it is overseen by the Ministry of External Affairs, with the India Tourism Development Corporation managing catering and upkeep.
- Coverage notes an original construction cost of roughly ₹50 lakh, with contemporary estimates placing that outlay at about ₹378 crore in today’s terms using notional long-term inflation.
- Officials and analysts point to the venue’s inward-looking layout, historic provenance, and longstanding use for state visits as reasons it is selected for high-level talks.