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Modi, Putin talk multi-nation trade corridor being built by India via Iran

Modi reached Sochi as part of his one-day tour of Russia on Monday

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks as Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during their visit to Sirius Education Centre, in Sochi, Russia, on Monday | Photo: PTI

Subhayan Chakraborty New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘informal summit’ with Russian President Vladimir Putin was heavy on defence and geopolitical discussions, at a time when US sanctions on Russia’s military have been picking up pace and Washington DC has turned up the heat on a trade war with India.

On Monday, Modi reached Sochi as part of his one-day tour of Russia and Putin saw him off in the early hours of Tuesday. The trip has been officially characterised as ‘agendaless’ by the government which has meant that the Prime Ministers’ topic of discussions have not been announced, while there also has not

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