Talks will strengthen India-Russia partnership: Modi

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Confident talks will strengthen India-Russia partnership: Modi

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi voiced the hope his talks with President Vladimir Putin would further strengthen the “special and privileged” strategic partnership between India and Russia.

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• During their informal summit in the Russian city of Sochi, the two leaders will primarily focus on global and regional issues, including the impact of the U.S. decision to withdraw from a nuclear deal with Iran.
• Official sources said the two leaders would meet for 4-6 hours for the “agendaless” talks where deliberations on bilateral issues were likely to be limited.
• They said the issues on the table might include the economic impact on India and Russia in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal, the situation in Afghanistan and Syria, the threat of terrorism and matters relating to the upcoming SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) and BRICS summits.
• The sources said the possible impact of the US sanctions against Russia under the Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) on Indo-Russia defiance cooperation may also figure during the talks between Modi and Putin.
• India is not going to allow its defence engagement with Russia to be dictated by any other country, New Delhi has been lobbying with the Trump administration on the issue.
• The aim of the informal summit is to use the friendship and trust between the two countries to create convergence on key global and regional issues, the sources said.
• The two leaders may also deliberate on extending the Indo-Russia civil nuclear cooperation to third countries, possible areas for cooperation for the International North-South Transport Corridor project, India’s engagement with the five-nation Eurasian Economic Union and the situation in the Korean peninsula.