Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India the day before on a state visit. He was met at the Palam Air Force Base by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Indian media widely cover this meeting. They dubbed Putin's plane the"Flying Kremlin", and the presidential limousine Aurus -"Russian beast on wheels."
India Today is live-blogging the events and publishing video clips featuring Putin.
Indian journalists noted that many were tracking the flight of the Il-96 with the number RA-96025 with the Russian president on board on the Flight Radar service website.
Our most tracked flight right now: one of the Russian government planes heading to India.
The Indian Express emphasized that the meeting of Putin by Narendra Modi at the ramp is a"special gesture" of hospitality, which indicates strong ties between the two leaders. From there, they drove in the same car.
Authorities have warned that transport restrictions will be introduced in some areas of Delhi due to Putin's visit. These measures are necessary to ensure the rapid passage and safety of the foreign guest.
The 23rd India-Russia summit will begin at 11:50 am at Hyderabad House, after which Mr. Modi and Mr. Putin will make statements to the press.
One of the famous Indian politicians and public figures, Shashi Tharoor, said that Russia reinforces its friendship with deeds. His words are quoted by theTimes of India.
In recent years, we have received a lot of oil and gas from Russia, and the value of Russian defense imports was once again demonstrated during Operation Sindhur, when the S-400 SAM systems protected us from a number of Pakistani missiles aimed at our cities, including Delhi.
The ANI agency, citing sources in the defense industry, claims that Putin and Modi will have the opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues, including those related to the new modernization of Su-30 fighters. It may also be about the supply of R-37 missiles, S-400, S-500 SAM systems and Verba MANPADS.
The negotiations may touch upon the sale of about 280 missiles for the S-400 SAM system.
It is known that on December 4, the one-on-one conversation between Putin and Modi lasted more than two hours. The main part of the negotiations is scheduled for December 5.
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