Vladimir Putin the Russian President and one of the powerful leaders of world arrived in India on 4 December, 2025.
On his arrival, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received him at Palam airport with a hug before both of them left in the Prime Minister's car. PM Modi hosted him for a private dinner at his official residence, in a reciprocal gesture to the hospitality extended by the Russian leader during the PM's visit to Moscow in July last year. The dinner lasted around three hours and ended after 10 pm.
Prime Minister Modi posted photographs on X twice, once of the two leaders at the airport and in the car, and again of them at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. "Delighted to welcome my friend, President Putin to India. Looking forward to our interactions later.
The historic welcome of Russia President Putin in India and friendship displayed between PM Modi and Putin shows the strong bond India and Russia enjoy. They are not just Allies but iron friends of all seasons .
Prime Minister Modi posted photographs on X twice, once of the two leaders at the airport and in the car, and again of them at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. "Delighted to welcome my friend, President Putin to India. Looking forward to our interactions later this evening and tomorrow. India-Russia friendship is a time tested one that has greatly benefitted our people," PM Modi wrote in the first post. At 11.30 pm, the Prime Minister posted a photo of him presenting a copy of the Bhagavad Gita in Russian to Putin, writing, "The teachings of the Gita give inspiration to millions across the world."
