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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia for the first time since the Kremlins invasion of Ukraine, in a trip that highlights the growing ties between the two countries despite New Delhis close relationship with Washington.. . Preparations are being made for Modis visit to Moscow and dates will be announced soon, Kremlin spokesperson Yuri Ushakov said, according to Russias state-owned TASS news agency.. ..
The upcoming trip will be Modis first to the country since 2019 and comes less than a monthafter he was narrowly re-elected as prime minister during a weekslong vote.. . Modilast met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Uzbekistan in 2022, where he told the leader that todays era is not of war..
Putin also visited New Delhi just months before his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.. . Indias ties with Russia date back decades to the Cold War and have remained strong despite repeated sanctions on Moscow from Western governments.. . New Delhi has repeatedly abstained from votes condemning Russia at the United Nations and has avoided public criticism of Moscows war in Ukraine.. . India remains heavily reliant on the Kremlin for its military equipment a vital link given Indias ongoing tensions at its shared Himalayan border with China and has ramped up purchases of discounted Russian crude oil, giving Putins nation a major financial lifeline as it faces global isolation.. ..
At the same time, Indias ties with the United States have grown stronger, amid shared concerns over Chinas assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.. . Modi met with US President Joe Biden during a state visit to Washington last June, in a trip further cementing their defense, trade and technology partnership..
. Later that year, Putin did not attend the Group of 20 leaders summit in New Delhi, during which leaders delivered a consensus statement criticizing his invasion of Ukraine.. . India is a member of the Quad security grouping with the US, Japan and Australia and also has a seat at the table of two Moscow-friendly groupings, the SCO and the BRICS bloc, which includes Russia and China..
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