Overview
- The visit, reported for early December 2025, would be Putin’s first trip to India since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- An op-ed says leaders are expected to release a vision roadmap spanning shipbuilding, space, agriculture, infrastructure and Arctic cooperation.
- Defense talks are anticipated on a joint fifth-generation fighter program, additional S-400 deliveries and possible S-500 collaboration.
- Energy and trade are set to feature prominently with a stated $100 billion bilateral trade target by 2030, nuclear expansion at Kudankulam and efforts to use alternative payment mechanisms to navigate sanctions.
- Preparations cited include S. Jaishankar’s Moscow visit and a November 18 Modi meeting with Nikolay Patrushev, with discussions also expected on a worker mobility pact and coordination in forums such as the UN, BRICS, G20 and SCO.