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Putin plans Modi meeting at SCO summit in Bishkek
The Story in Brief
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on August 24 that he plans to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He conveyed the message to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during their Kremlin meeting and said their schedules could allow another meeting later this year.
Jaishankar handed Putin a personal message from Modi and said the Prime Minister looked forward to meeting him at the SCO summit, welcoming him to India for the BRICS summit and holding the annual bilateral summit later. Jaishankar also discussed trade, energy, fertilisers, nuclear cooperation, technology and other sectors with Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. He said bilateral trade should target $100 billion by 2030, while addressing trade imbalances through better market access, payment mechanisms and business engagement.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Hindu provides the fuller diplomatic sequence, including Putin’s proposed meeting, Modi’s expected engagements and the trade target. NDTV uses a shorter frame centred on Jaishankar’s personal message and the broader aim of deeper economic cooperation. Neither account presents a dispute over the proposed meetings, but the shorter version leaves out the trade imbalance and the practical measures cited by Jaishankar. The combined reporting suggests that the relationship is being advanced through scheduled political contact alongside efforts to correct an uneven commercial exchange. The SCO summit in Bishkek and the proposed BRICS visit to India are the next stated milestones.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): thehindu.com (neutral report), ndtv.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
