Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Kremlin’s annual economic forum, as Moscow looks to burnish a fragile recovery despite tensions with the West.Modi and Putin met on the third leg of the Indian leader’s four-nation tour of Europe with the pair looking to bolster declining trade between the once key partners.Modi is the guest of honour at this year’s three-day Saint Petersburg Economic Forum — Russia’s answer to Davos — that Putin wants to use to push the idea that Russia has turned the page on a brutal recession caused by …read more
Source: Gulf times
