Modi-Putin meet | What is India's message from Moscow?
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- In the episode of Worldview, we discuss whether Modi and Putin forging new ties will put India on coalition course with the US and Europe.
There were many firsts to PM Modi’s two day visit to Russia, his first since the invasion of Ukraine, and his first destination for a bilateral summit in his 3rd tenure in office, the first time they held the Annual Summit since 2021, and the first time an Indian leader was awarded Russia’s . While officials billed it as a purely bilateral visit, it won attention internationally, and censure from western capitals
To start, let’s just tell you what agreements were announced
1. .Putin accepted Modi’s request to issue military discharges for all Indian’s misled into becoming military recruits on the Russian warfront. The Hindu had first reported on the plight of Indian soldiers
2. A 81-point joint statement that included convergent positions on Ukraine and Gaza
3. Joint Vision Statement on the development of strategic areas of Russia-India economic cooperation for the period up to 2030- and $100 billion target for trade by 2030
4. An agreement to facilitate trade and investment in Russia’s Far East, which includes the Chennai-Vladivostok maritime corridor