Vladimir Putin To Land In Delhi Shortly For 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit

In this special report, India Today’s Foreign Affairs Editor Pranay Upadhyay tracks the arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. Upadhyay reports that President Putin, whose aircraft is the 'most tracked flight on open source', is set to land at 6:30 PM and will be received by External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. The visit marks a significant media moment as Putin has granted his first exclusive interview to an Indian network, India Today, in decades. The report details the agenda, including a private dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg and ongoing delegation-level talks between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov .