‘PM Modi a true patriot’: Russian President Vladimir Putin praises Narendra Modi, ‘Make in India’ scheme

Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, referring to him as a “true patriot”, and mentioned India has progressed rather a lot below his management. Speaking on the Plenary Session of the nineteenth Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow, Putin known as the ‘Make in India’ initiative a “significant effort”.

“A lot has been done in the recent years under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi. He is a true patriot of his country. The concept of his, ‘Make in India’, is a significant effort. India has done a lot… it has progressed in its development. A great future lies ahead of it,” Putin mentioned, in accordance with a translation by Russian state media RT, revealed on Twitter by the Russian Embassy in India.

#Putin: We have particular ties with #India which might be construct on the muse of the actually shut allied relations lasted for many years#Russia’n President on the Valdai International Discussion Club assembly ➡️ https://t.co/WV47FL0cpH https://t.co/IYbM1iLpza pic.twitter.com/BBHrdZKEjQ

— Russia in India 🇷🇺 (@RusEmbIndia) October 27, 2022

“(India) is not only the largest democracy in a good sense, it should be proud of its growth rate, that’s the basis of its progress and development,” Putin added.

Modi and Putin final met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit within the Uzbekistan metropolis of Samarkand, the place Modi’s remark to Putin (‘today’s period shouldn’t be an period of conflict’) on the extended Russian invasion of Ukraine had grabbed headlines and garnered assist from Western allies.