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NEW DELHI, INDIA (DEC. 5, 2025) (KREMLIN PRESS OFFICE — RESTRICTED)

1. HORSEMEN RIDING ALONG VEHICLE CARRYING RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN (TWO SHOTS)

2. PUTIN STEPPING OUT OF VEHICLE, BEING GREETED BY INDIAN PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU AND INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI

3. PUTIN, MURMU AND MODI POSING FOR PHOTO

4. PUTIN SHAKING HANDS WITH OFFICIALS (TWO SHOTS)

5. SOLDIERS STANDING IN LINE FORMATION NEW DELHI, INDIA — DEC. 5, 2025 — RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT "KREMLIN PRESS OFFICE" HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, Dec. 5, attended the presidential welcome ceremony in the Indian capital New Delhi ahead of a bilateral annual summit.

Indian President Droupadi Murmu welcomed Putin at the presidential house, alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for a ceremonial guard of honor.

Putin landed in New Delhi late Thursday for a two-day state visit.

After the ceremony, Putin and Modi will hold bilateral talks and co-chair the 23rd annual India-Russia summit.

They are likely to discuss the defense, energy, and nuclear cooperation, payment mechanisms, the BRICS, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Putin’s visit, the first since the Moscow-Kyiv war began in February 2022, comes as New Delhi faces mounting pressure from the US to halt purchases of Russian oil.

Washington has imposed a 50% tariff on Indian imports, partly for purchasing Russian oil amid the continuing war.

Putin and Modi will also address a business forum as India and Russia aim to boost the current bilateral trade volume of $68.7 billion – nearly six times higher than pre-pandemic levels – to $100 billion.

The Russian president is accompanied by a large group of businesspeople.

Putin will be hosted by his Indian counterpart Murmu for a presidential dinner before his departure late Friday.