'Wise Leader, Defends National Interests': Putin Lauds PM Modi, Confirms India Visit In December

Last Updated:October 03, 2025, 08:15 IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin directed Russian business sector to reduce the trade imbalance between New Delhi and Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a photo ceremony at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China. (IMAGE: REUTERS)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he “knows" Prime Minister Narendra Modi to not take steps that would humiliate the Indian people and lauded him as a “reasonable & wise leader, who defends India’s national interests".

Putin’s remarks came earlier this week as he indicated that his trip to India will take place in December.

The Russian President’s remarks were directed at the Trump administration of the US as he criticised them of pressuring India and China to scale back energy imports from Russia but he did so without naming his American counterpart Donald Trump who slapped tariffs on India for purchasing Russian oil.

“Indian people will never accept humiliation. I know PM Modi; he will never take steps of this kind. India, China refuse to take sides and aspire to truly create a just world," he said.

“PM Modi is a reasonable and wise leader, who defends India’s national interests," he further added.

News world 'Wise Leader, Defends Interests': Putin Lauds PM Modi, Confirms India Visit In December

Read More