Arms sales will be on the agenda when Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India on Monday to court a country that has traditionally been a top client.
Putin's trip, his first to India since he started a new Kremlin six-year term in May, is a chance to reaffirm Russia's interest in India, long a regional ally and now a partner in the BRICS group of emerging market nations.
In an article for
publication in the The Hindu on Monday, Putin stressed that "deepening
friendship and cooperation with India is among the top priorities of our
foreign policy".
"India and Russia
show an example of responsible leadership and collective actions in the
international arena," he wrote, a veiled swipe at the West and in
particular the United States, whom Putin accuses of seeking to impose
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