Need to boost trade between India, Russia: Putin

There is a need to boost trade between India and Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

Speaking to media here after his summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Putin said Russia was keen to deepen the political dialogue between the two countries to strengthen cooperation in various areas.

He said the two countries have a special privileged partnership.

"It continues to develop dynamically," Putin said.

Referring to the annual bilateral trade, he said it was not enough.

"We talked of measures to diversify bilateral trade," Putin said.