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Putin to Visit India Amid Strategic Partnership Talks

11/30/2025

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit New Delhi on December 4–5, 2025, to discuss the "privileged strategic partnership."
The trip advances the Russian-Indian agenda as India diversifies suppliers after buying nearly $30 billion in U.S. arms over the past decade.
Putin will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu.
India's oil imports from Russia are set to decline in December as refiners seek alternatives to Western sanctions.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit New Delhi on December 4–5, 2025, to discuss the "privileged strategic partnership."
The trip advances the Russian-Indian agenda as India diversifies suppliers after buying nearly $30 billion in U.S. arms over the past decade.
Putin will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu.
India's oil imports from Russia are set to decline in December as refiners seek alternatives to Western sanctions.