Russian President Putin leaves for home after two-day visit to India, Foreign Minister Jaishankar bids farewell

New Delhi 5 December. Russian President Vladimir Putin left for home on Friday night after a two-day visit to India. Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar bid farewell to the Russian President at Palam airport.

Putin attended President Murmu’s dinner before leaving for Russia

Before leaving for Russia, President Vladimir Putin attended a banquet organized in his honor by his Indian counterpart Draupadi Murmu. Putin was formally welcomed upon reaching Rashtrapati Bhavan. Many senior leaders including PM Modi were present in this dinner.

The Russian-Indian talks yesterday and today were held in an open and productive vein, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a reception organized by Indian President Droupadi Murmu in his honor: pic.twitter.com/wIPHmWC7iv

— TASS (@tassagency_en) December 5, 2025

Kharge and Rahul not invited to dinner, Shashi Tharoor was called

Interestingly, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi were not invited to the dinner organized in Putin’s honor at Rashtrapati Bhavan. But Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was invited to this program. Earlier in the day, in the 23rd India-Russia annual meeting held at Hyderabad House under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin, a framework was laid to make bilateral relations multidimensional by taking it beyond military and defense partnership.

Moscow genuinely values ​​strong friendly relations with New Delhi, whose foundation was laid in the middle of the past century, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said at a reception that India President Droupadi Murmu hosted in his honor: pic.twitter.com/ocgvLyQiF0

— TASS (@tassagency_en) December 5, 2025

The process of exploring new avenues of cooperation in the defense sector will continue

According to the joint statement issued after the meeting, the process of exploring new avenues of cooperation in the defense sector will continue, but there will be more focus on areas like economic and agriculture. Both the leaders agreed to achieve bilateral trade of $100 billion by 2030, conclude FTA as soon as possible and supply trained workers as per each other’s need.

16 agreements signed and 4 announcements

16 agreements were signed and four announcements were made in the meeting. Russian President Putin assured India of uninterrupted oil and gas supply, which shows the change in thinking towards relations. Prime Minister Modi’s continuous voice against terrorism in international forums got Putin’s support. Both the leaders appealed to the world community that there should be zero-tolerance against any kind of terrorism.

important agreements

1. Trained workers will be supplied from India as per the needs of Russian industry.
2. Both countries will cooperate in stopping illegal movement of workers.
3. Cooperation in the safety and quality of food products so that India’s exports to Russia increase.
4. Paving the way for an Indian company to set up a fertilizer plant in Russia.

important announcements

1. India will give e-visa to Russian tourists for 30 days.
2. Announcement of grant of group tourist visa to Russian citizens.
3. A special program will start under India-Russia economic cooperation by the year 2030.