Russian President Vladimir Putin heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership and called him a “very wise man”, Russia-based media outlet RT reported. He said that India is making great strides in development.
Speaking at an event, Putin also expressed hope for further cooperation between Russia and India in the field of financial security and the fight against cybercrime.
In a video shared by the RT news platform, Putin said, “We share very good political relations with Prime Minister Modi; he is a very wise man. And India has been making very great strides in development under his leadership. This fully meets the interest of both India and Russia to work on this agenda”.
His remarks come on the heels of the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration at the G20 Summit in India. Moscow termed the New Delhi Declaration a “milestone” and welcomed it. Moscow also praised the active role of the Indian presidency in “consolidating” the G20 countries from the Global South.