New Delhi. India's diplomacy has always been focused on maintaining relationships and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who came to the ongoing BRICS summit in the capital Delhi, was seen in a different style with his friend Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the meeting on Friday, both the leaders traveled in the same car, which presented another glimpse of the strong India-Russia friendship.
Aurus Senat is a fortress on wheels
PM Modi and President Putin came out together in Putin's highly protected armored luxury limousine 'Aurus Senat'. This vehicle is also called 'Fortress on Wheels'. This is the official car of the Russian President. It is noteworthy that this is not the first time that both the leaders are traveling together in a car like this. Last year, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit held in China, both of them were seen together in the same car and at that time also these pictures made a lot of headlines.
welcomed with a hug
Upon Putin's arrival in New Delhi, PM Modi warmly welcomed him. The two leaders hugged each other and then held a meeting for about 45 minutes, in which many important issues including trade, energy and defense were discussed in detail. This meeting is considered very important in terms of India-Russia strategic partnership. Let us tell you that Putin has reached New Delhi a day before the 11-member BRICS summit, where the main summit meeting is to be held the next day.
Russia is an important strategic partner for India
Russia is one of India's most important strategic partners. In the defense sector, Russia has long been India's major military supplier. Apart from this, there are also deep relations between the two countries in the fields of energy and trade. Putin had earlier visited India in December 2025, while the two leaders had also met during the SCO summit held in Kyrgyzstan earlier this month. Now this meeting in New Delhi has taken place at a time when the eyes of the whole world are on India-Russia relations as well as trade, energy and defense cooperation.