Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Moscow on July 8. The trip will emphasize the interaction between India and Russia. The visit is not related to the BRICS summit to be held in Kazan.
This information was reported by Tribune India quoting its own sources.
The publication reports that Modi's trip to Russia is significant not only because it is a separate visit, not timed to coincide with the BRICS summit, which is expected to be held in Kazan in October, but also because the visit to Russia will take place soon after he became head of government for a third term and after Russian President Vladimir Putin led the country for the fifth time.
On June 9, Narendra Modi took over as India's prime minister for the third time following elections. He became the first Indian leader since Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to lead the government for the third consecutive time.