Putin praises Modi for 'independent fgn policy’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised PM Narendra Modi for pursuing an "independent foreign policy" in an apparent reference to India's decision to keep away from the US and Western alliance over the Ukraine war. "It (India) attracts general respect from everyone in the world. A lot has been done in recent years under PM Modi's leadership. He is a true patriot of his country. And this concept of his, 'Make in India', is a significant effort," he said.

"(India) is not only the largest democracy, in a good sense of this word, but it should be proud of its growth rate, that's the basis of its progress and development," he said. 

Russia-India ties are special & Modi a true patriot, says Putin

Hails PM For Pursuing 'Independent Foreign Policy'

Russia has special ties with India and they have other and will remain so in the future, President Vladimir Putin has said, as he praised PM Narendra Modi for pursuing an "independent foreign policy" in the interest of his country. Putin's remarks came at a plenary session of Valdai International Discussion Club, as was reported by TOI in some editions on Thursday.

He said Russia and India continue to cooperate in military and technical areas. "We have special ties with India that are built on the foundation of really close allied relations for decades. We never had any outstanding issues with India," Russian state media RT quoted Putin as saying. Putin's comments came more than a month after PM Modi told him that today's era is not of war as they met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's summit in Uzbekistan in September.