Speaking at a gathering on the event of the tenth anniversary of the Russian Historical Society on National Unity Day on Friday, Putin stated: “Let’s take a look at India. Very talented people, purposeful, with such a drive for internal development, will, of course, achieve outstanding results. India will achieve outstanding results in its development.”

Putin’s feedback got here simply forward of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow on November 7 and 8.

He additionally spoke about colonialism and Russia’s civilisation and tradition.

Last week, Putin had spoken about Russia’s special ties with India. “We have special ties with India that are built on the foundation of really close allied relations for decades. We never had any outstanding issues with India, we have always supported each other and I’m positive that’s how it will remain in the future as well,” Putin had stated.

Putin additionally praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for pursuing an “independent foreign policy”.

A time-tested associate for India, Russia has been a key pillar of New Delhi’s international coverage.

While the West has bombarded sanctions in opposition to Russia as a result of invasion of Ukraine, India elevated the import of discounted crude oil from the nation in the previous few months.

India has not but condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and it has been sustaining that the disaster should be resolved by means of diplomacy and dialogue. But at a bilateral assembly with Putin within the Uzbek metropolis of Samarkand on September 16, Modi advised him that “today’s era is not of war”.

(With inputs from PTI)