{"id":4040,"date":"2025-10-04T06:08:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T06:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/?p=4040"},"modified":"2025-10-04T06:08:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T06:08:42","slug":"russian-president-vladimir-putin-promises-to-ease-trade-imbalance-with-india-calls-modi-a-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-promises-to-ease-trade-imbalance-with-india-calls-modi-a-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian President Vladimir Putin Promises to Ease Trade Imbalance with India, Calls Modi a \u201cFriend\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to soften the trade imbalance between Moscow and New Delhi, promising that Indian losses from U.S. tariffs would be offset by Russian crude imports and expanded purchases of Indian farm and medical products.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on October 2, ahead of his planned December visit to India, Putin described the India-Russia partnership as \u201cspecial\u201d and rooted in history. \u201cWe have never had any problems or interstate tensions with India. Never,\u201d he said, recalling Moscow\u2019s support during India\u2019s independence struggle. \u201cIn India, they remember this, they know it, and they value it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Putin, referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his \u201cfriend,\u201d praised him as a \u201cnationally-oriented leader\u201d who has resisted U.S. pressure to halt Russian oil imports. \u201cI feel comfortable in our trustworthy interactions,\u201d the Russian leader added, noting Modi\u2019s \u201cbalanced and wise\u201d leadership.<\/p>\n

On the economic front, Putin acknowledged bottlenecks in payments, financing, and logistics but insisted Russia would buy more Indian agricultural and pharmaceutical products to correct the imbalance. \u201cThe losses faced by India due to punitive US tariffs would be balanced by crude imports from Russia, plus it will gain prestige as a sovereign nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The comments come as India and Russia prepare to mark the 15th anniversary of their \u201cspecial strategic privileged partnership.\u201d Putin said both governments \u201calmost always coordinate their actions,\u201d and welcomed ideas such as a proposed joint fund for artificial intelligence and advanced technologies.<\/p>\n

To the ordinary Indians, the promise of deeper trade ties carries both symbolic weight and practical stakes. While families grapple with rising costs from global trade disruptions, Moscow\u2019s assurances tap into a shared narrative of friendship, one where business, politics and history continue to reinforce each other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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