In a global exclusive from the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to India Today’s Geeta Mohan and Anjana Om Kashyap ahead of his India visit. Putin asserts India’s status as a 'great power, not an English-British colony' that commands respect, praising PM Modi’s refusal to succumb to Western pressure on oil and defence. The report also breaks news of a meeting between Putin, US Special Envoy Steve Whitkoff, and Jared Kushner regarding the Ukraine war.
