Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi last night on a two-day visit to India to attend the 15th India-Russia annual summit. President Putin will hold detailed talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, both in the restricted and delegation format, today. In a tweet message, Mr. Modi has welcomed the Russian President and said, that he is looking forward to a productive visit that will take India-Russia ties to newer heights. The Prime Minister said, the bond between the people of Russia and India is very strong and New Delhi want to take this relation to the next level and this visit is a step in that direction.

India-Russia Annual Summit process was initiated under President Putin’s leadership during his visit to India in October, 2000. This summit is 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. The Russian President is expected to discuss construction of new nuclear plants besides military and technical cooperation. It will be the first annual summit meeting between both the leaders. To improve two way trade Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi will jointly interact with Chief Executive Officers of major companies from both the countries.