Russia's Putin to visit India in December

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to India in December, the Kremlin confirmed on Friday, as Moscow and New Delhi deepen their strategic ties in the face of US trade pressure, reported AFP news agency.

Putin is also set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday in Tianjin, China, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters that the leaders would use the meeting to “prepare for the December visit.”

The announcement comes days after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed steep 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods, a move widely seen as retaliation for New Delhi’s continued imports of Russian oil and weapons.