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Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his anticipation for his upcoming sojourn to India successful aboriginal December and has ordered the authorities to devise measures to soften the commercialized imbalance with India owed to the dense import of crude by New Delhi.
Speaking astatine the planetary Valdai treatment forum of information and geopolitical experts from 140 countries, including India, successful the Black Sea edifice of Sochi successful South Russia connected Thursday (October 2, 2025) evening, Mr. Putin underlined that Russia and India person ne'er had immoderate problems oregon tensions betwixt them and ever took actions by keeping successful presumption their sensitivities.
"We person ne'er had immoderate problems oregon interstate tensions with India. Never," the Russian person noted.
Mr. Putin highlighted the "special" quality of Russia-India relations since the days of the Soviet Union, erstwhile India was warring for its independence. "In India, they retrieve this, they cognize it, and they worth it. We admit that India has not forgotten it," helium declared.
He referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi arsenic his friend, noting that helium feels comfy successful their trustworthy interactions.
Mr. Putin lauded India's nationalist authorities led by Mr. Modi, calling him a "balanced, wise", and "nationally oriented" leader.
He remarked, "Everyone successful India knows this well," peculiarly regarding India's determination to disregard U.S. unit to halt lipid imports from Russia.
"The losses faced by India owed to punitive U.S. tariffs would beryllium balanced by crude imports from Russia, positive it volition summation prestige arsenic a sovereign nation," Mr. Putin said.
He said that to region the commercialized imbalance, Russia whitethorn bargain much cultivation products and medicines from India. "More cultivation products whitethorn beryllium purchased from India. Certain steps tin beryllium undertaken from our broadside for medicinal products, pharmaceuticals," Mr. Putin stated.
He noted the immense imaginable for economical practice betwixt Russia and India but acknowledged the request to resoluteness circumstantial issues to afloat unlock these opportunities.
"We request to lick the full scope of tasks to unlock our opportunities and imaginable advantages," Putin said, identifying financing, logistics and outgo bottlenecks arsenic cardinal concerns.
Mr. Putin besides recalled that the declaration of a peculiar strategical privileged concern betwixt Russia and India volition soon observe its 15th anniversary, declaring, "That's what it truly is."
He noted that, successful their governmental relations, Russia and India astir ever coordinate their actions.
"We ever perceive and instrumentality into relationship the positions of our countries connected assorted cardinal issues. Our overseas ministries enactment precise intimately together," Mr. Putin said.
Additionally, helium welcomed the thought of a associated money to make AI and different cutting-edge exertion projected by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director General of New Delhi-based Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), who was attending the Sochi forum.
