Indian PM Narendra Modi received Russian President Vladimir Putin at Hyderabad House on Monday (6).

Putin will hold the 21st annual India-Russia summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

This will be the first face-to-face meeting between Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in November 2019.

During the summit, India and Russia are set to ink a raft of pacts to further boost cooperation in key areas of defence, trade and investment, energy and technology.

The annual summit is a time for both leaders to recalibrate the long-stand relationship.

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