SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Indian premier Narendra Modi on Thursday 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 will meet 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 honor at this year’s three-day Saint Petersburg Economic Forum—Russia’s answer to Davos—that Putin will use to push the idea that Russia has turned the page on a brutal recession caused by low …read more
Source: The Manila Times
