Russian President Vladimir Putin praised India by calling its residents “talented” and “driven”, every week after he showered praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking on the event of Russia’s Unity Day on Friday, Putin mentioned, “India will achieve outstanding results in terms of its development – there are no doubts – and almost one-and-a-half billion people: now that’s potential,” he mentioned, in keeping with Putin’s translated speech initially delivered in Russian, information company ANI reported.

Putin added that India will obtain excellent outcomes by way of improvement. “There are no doubts. And almost one-and-a-half billion people. Now that’s potential,” the Russian President mentioned.

On October 27, Vladimir Putin praised PM Modi’s impartial international insurance policies and mentioned he was a real patriot “PM Modi is one of those individuals in the world who is able to pursue an independent foreign policy in the interest of his country, and his people without any attempts to stop him,” Putin said at a plenary session of the Valdai International Discussion Club, as per a report by news agency PTI.

“It (India) attracts common respect from everybody on the earth. Lots has been achieved lately beneath PM Modi’s management. He is a real patriot of his nation. And this idea of his, ‘Make in India’, is a big effort. (India) actually has progressed in its improvement. An awesome future lies forward of it,” he added.

The Russian President added that his nation had particular ties with India that have been constructed on the inspiration of actually shut allied relations for many years. Putin identified that Russia by no means had any excellent points with India and that each nations all the time supported one another.

In September, Putin and Modi met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation the place the latter urged the Russian President to finish the battle in Ukraine.

PM Modi mentioned that at the moment’s period was not of battle, including Putin ought to return to the trail of dialogue.

(With inputs from PTI, ANI)