Putin 10th India Visit: Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India for the first time in 2000. Since then, every visit has added a new twist to India-Russia relations. This is his 10th visit. In which many big announcements can be made. The whole world is keeping an eye on this.
Vladimir Putin India Visit Timeline: Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again on a visit to India. This is his 10th visit to India. This is the reason why this visit is much discussed. India and Russia have been trusted strategic partners of each other for the last several decades. Both the countries have a strong partnership in major sectors like defence, energy, space, technology and trade. Every visit of Putin to India has given a new direction to this relationship. Let us know on which occasions Putin has visited India before and what was special in each visit…
How often has Putin come to India?
October 2000
Putin made his first visit to India after becoming President. He stayed in India from 2-5 October. This visit further strengthened the foundation of partnership between the two countries.
December 2002
This time the focus of the visit was to further strengthen technology, defense and space. During this visit from 3-4 December, he met the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President APJ Abdul Kalam. Many big agreements were signed between the two countries.
December 2004
By Putin’s next visit, the government in India had changed, but the friendship between India and Russia remained the same as before. This was his first meeting with the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Putin will be visiting India from 3-5 December and during this the discussion on defense and nuclear field increased.
January 2007
On 25-26 January 2007, Putin once again came to India and became the chief guest at the 58th Republic Day celebrations. Trust between the two countries deepened. This journey is one of the most memorable visits.
December 2012
On 24 December 2012, Putin reached India to participate in the 13th India-Russia Summit. Many agreements in defence, energy and space were signed in this visit. Since then, nuclear and defense cooperation between the two countries has progressed much further than before.
December 2014
When Putin came to India to participate in the 15th India-Russia Summit on 10-11 December, it was the first meeting after Narendra Modi became the PM. Both countries discussed major issues like Colombo Port Project. Many new strategic agreements were signed.
October 2016
The 8th BRICS Summit was held in Goa on 15–17 October 2016. Putin arrived to attend it. During his visit, an agreement was reached to provide 5 S-400 missile systems to India. This defense deal is considered historic for India’s security system.
October 2018
The Russian President came to India to attend the 19th India-Route Summit on 4-5 October. During this, both the countries set a target of increasing India-Russia trade to ₹25.55 lakh crore by 2030.
December 2021
This was Putin’s first visit to India after Covid. He came to India for just 4 hours on 6 December to attend the 21st India-Russia Summit. 28 major agreements were signed, of which military and technology were the most prominent. During this, it was agreed to make AK-203 rifle in India.
December 2025
Now his 10th visit to India is on 4-5 December. This visit is very special. The eyes of the whole world are fixed on this. This tour is important amid the Russia-Ukraine war and India-America trade war. During this period, big announcements can be made on defence, energy, trade and geopolitics.