Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India at the end of August, as revealed by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval during his meeting with Russian Security Council chief Sergei Shoigu in Moscow. The primary goal of the visit is to reinforce the strategic relationship between India and Russia.
This visit will be Putin’s first to India since the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, and his first trip in four years. The news of the visit arrives amidst growing trade tensions between the United States and India. The US has recently imposed additional tariffs on imports from India.