Putin noted the domestic political calendar in India is “difficult and complex” next year the Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to take place – but expressed the hope that irrespective of the alignment of political forces, traditional friendly ties between the people of the two countries will remain
Both Sergey Shoigu and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov had arrived in India on Sunday night as part of the '2+2 dialogue' between India and Russia.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla described the summit talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin as highly productive .
Russia and India have a mechanism under which India's Prime Minister and the Russian President hold a summit meeting annually in order to review the entire gamut of ties.