Putin To Visit India on December 4-5.

 

The two-day state visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India on December 4-5, 2025, marks a critically important diplomatic step aimed at strengthening the two nations' 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.' The visit comes at a time when bilateral trade has soared to $68.7 billion, primarily driven by India's record imports of crude oil from Russia, despite global sanctions and pressure. The core agenda of the summit will be to advance defense cooperation (including talks on additional S-400 systems), solidify the energy partnership (alongside India’s demand to balance the growing trade deficit), and finalize a detailed roadmap to push bilateral trade to the ambitious target of $100 billion by 2030. Putin’s trip will strongly underscore India’s principle of strategic autonomy and reaffirm the deep trust and cooperation between the two nations amidst increasing global geopolitical tensions.