Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be deliberating on a range of key sectors like nuclear energy, hydrocarbons and defence at the 15th Annual India-Russia Summit in Delhi tomorrow. Russian President Vladimir Putin is arriving tonight on a two day visit to India.

The anual summit will be a significant milestone in bilateral relations and is expected to lead to about 15 to 20 facilitating agreements in the fields of defence, nuclear energy, science and technology, space, customs among others. Import of rough diamonds directly from Russia is a key item on India’s agenda apart from talks on nuclear energy and ongoing defence projects between the two nations.

Mr Putin will meet President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He will jointly inaugurate the World Diamond Conference in New Delhi tomorrow. Mr Putin will also interact with CEOs of prominent Indian firms.