Underplaying Xi's and Putin's absence during the G20 summit, Lekhi said a declaration that will be issued at the end of the summit is mostly prepared, and it is the countries' prerogative who they want to send.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday in which the two leaders reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual concern
Russian ambassador to India Denis Alipov, on Monday, said that the country is open and is looking towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict but Ukraine doesn't seem so.
Russian ambassador to India Denis Alipov said that the delivery of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system to India is going on track and it will be delivered as per the scheduled time.
The US State Department said on Thursday(local time) that Washington would welcome any country that intends to take steps towards resolving the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, which will also be one of the core agendas during the upcoming G20 summit in New Delhi.
In a boost to its capabilities to destroy enemy targets hidden behind mountains, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has received the Israeli Spike Non Line of Sight (NLOS) anti-tank guided missiles which can hit targets from distances up to 30 km.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday, held a working meeting with the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev, the Russian embassy in India said in a statement.
Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Thursday attended the BRICS Foreign Ministers virtual summit, focussing on the annual summit in South Africa next month.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Jakarta today and discussed the Ukraine conflict amongst other talks.
Addressing the Council of Heads of States summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) virtually, Russian President Vladimir Putin today thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for organising this Summit and lauded the work India has done under its presidency.