US EditionPutin’s Trip to India: a Bid to Break Diplomatic Isolation
Putin aims to secure defence deals and discounted energy supplies while negotiating trade and labour agreements amid Western sanctions on Russia and India, with bilateral trade hitting $68.7 billion.
- On December 4, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Delhi for the 23rd annual summit, opening a two-day state visit with a red-carpet welcome, private dinner, and CEO address.
- India's defence reliance on Russia remains about 60, with energy ties driven by sanctions and discounted Russian oil purchases since the Ukraine war began.
- Bilateral trade figures and targets frame the talks as bilateral trade reached $68.72 billion last fiscal, with India receiving 3 of 5 S-400 Triumf batteries and a 100 percent RD-191 semi-cryogenic rocket engine technology transfer proposed.
- Officials do not expect headline defence deals to be signed, as the United States watches how India balances ties, while progress on a labour mobility pact and Eurasian Economic Union talks is likely.
- The lopsided trade balance raises doubts about India’s 2025 $100 billion target, with exports at $4.88 billion and imports at $63.84 billion, amid energy reliance on Russia.
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Putin's visit to India is closely monitored by the US media. The India-Russia defense deal, oil trade, and US-India relations are the focus of much international attention.
'Diplomatic Split Screen': US Media Flags India's Strategic Balancing Act Ahead Of Putin's Visit
India seeks discounted Russian oil and weapons while pursuing trade and technology cooperation with the US. US tariffs and sanctions pressure India, leading to reduced Russian oil imports.
Putin’s trip to India: a bid to break diplomatic isolation
Putin’s visit to India centres on securing energy and defence deals — especially discounted oil and key military systems — while allowing New Delhi to assert its strategic autonomy despite US pressure. For Moscow, it’s mainly a bid to break isolation, as FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert explains.
Ukraine, crude oil, tariffs: Why Putin’s visit to India is being closely tracked by the US
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to India comes as the shadow of Ukraine war continues to hang over the world. The United States, which has also been pressuring India to cut down on Russian oil, is also trying to negotiate a bilateral trade agreement with New Delhi. Experts say Washington will be closely monitoring the optics of the visit to see how India balances its equation with Russia
From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit
New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.
Putin to visit India after U.S. imposed tariffs on India for buying Russian oil
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India Thursday for the first time since launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It comes after the U.S. imposed tariffs on India for buying Russian oil.
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