US tariffs row: Putin backs Modi, says ‘India won’t bow to pressure’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the Russian leader praised Modi as a "wise and balanced leader" while asserting that India would never allow itself to be humiliated amid US tariffs and global trade tensions. (PC: Financial Times)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly defended India’s continued imports of Russian crude oil, dismissing mounting pressure from the United States and calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “balanced, wise, and nationally oriented leader.” Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on Thursday, Putin stressed that New Delhi would never compromise its sovereignty under […]