[ad_1] New Delhi : A new update has come for the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India since last year. Russian External Affairs Minister Sergei Lavarov said on Thursday that preparations for President Putin's visit to India are going on. It is a different matter that the Russian Foreign Minister did not give any date regarding Putin's visit. In fact, earlier in November, Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov had said that President Vladimir Putin could visit India in next year. If this happens, Putin will visit India for the first time after 2021.Russian Foreign Minister seal on Putin tourLavrov said this in his/her address during a conference organized by the Russian International Affairs Council. he/she said that President Putin has accepted the invitation from PM Modi to come to India. In such a situation, work is going on on preparations for President Putin's visit to India. Along with this, the Foreign Minister also said that after PM Modi became Prime Minister last year, his/her first visit was with Russia.PM Modi visited Russia last yearLavarov further said that now it is our turn. Please tell that PM Modi visited Russia in July 2024. This was his/her first visit to Russia in about five years. In his/her visit, PM Modi, along with the Russian President, chaired the 22nd India -Russian Summit to be partnership between the two countries. President Putin is scheduled to come to India this year for the same summit.Lavrov said why this tour is importantIn this conference, Lavarov had thrown light on the partnership of India and Russia, saying that strengthening special strategic partnership with India is one of the priority of Russian foreign policy. Along with this, he/she also said that Russia appreciates and believes the policy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam of India. he/she also said that India and PM Modi have always taken a balanced stance on the struggle with Ukraine and have given priority to the dialogue to eliminate the conflict from the root.'Always emphasize dialogue and diplomacy'India has always emphasized dialogue and diplomacy over Russia and Ukraine conflicts. Even though PM Modi had also told President Putin that it is not a period of war, but always distanced himself from proposals in international forums who advocated strictly on Russia. Let us know that since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian President has visited very few countries.In March 2023, the International Criminal Court issued a warrant against Putin over a case related to the war, after which his/her international tours were very limited, even he/she did not participate in the G20 Summit in Delhi. It is a different matter that India has not signed the ICC and in such a situation there is no legal obligation to arrest Putin in front of him/her.Why Putin's visit to India?As such, many agreements between the two countries are expected to be agreed between Russia and India for completion of 25 years of strategic partnership. But sources say that in this journey of Putin, both countries try to come to the field of Labor Mobility and education and to come close to both countries. It will also be discussed at the Second Bilateral Education Summit in May. Along with this, the Russian side will also move towards the proposal to bring the financial infrastructure and the national payment system together. [ad_2]
