Modi Praises Putin, Starting Starmer Visit on Awkward Note

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands during a meeting outside Moscow in a pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, in July 2024. — Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands during a meeting outside Moscow in a pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, in July 2024.
Photographer: Sergei Bobylyov/AFP/Getty Images

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By Rakesh Sharma and Will Standring

October 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM UTC

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