{"id":27924,"date":"2026-10-24T15:33:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T09:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27924"},"modified":"2026-10-24T15:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T09:48:03","slug":"putin-and-modi-direct-governments-to-expand-russia-india-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27924","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Putin and Modi Direct Governments to Expand Russia\u2013India Trade<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media Newsroom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have instructed their governments to broaden trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, India\u2019s ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to TASS on the sidelines of the second Russia\u2013India business forum, TIME, in Kazan, Kumar said the two leaders discussed bilateral relations after jointly participating in the BRICS summit.<\/p>\n<p>Their joint participation in the BRICS business summit and visit to the INNOPROM-India exhibition in New Delhi were among the practical outcomes of that engagement, he said. 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