During the ongoing Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in the city of Tianjin, China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met an important bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This meeting lasted for about 50 minutes. In this meeting, the two leaders discussed in detail the strength of mutual relationships, global issues and the current Ukraine crisis.

Talking to Putin, PM Modi said, “I always feel that we have a memorable experience. We get an opportunity to share information on many issues. We are in constant contact and regular high-level meetings have been held between the two countries.”

He further said that 140 crore people in India are eagerly waiting for the 23rd India-Russia Summit to be held in December 2025. PM Modi said that this enthusiasm reflects the depth and prevalence of special and privileged partnership between the two countries.

India-Russia stood together in difficult times: PM Modi

Describing the India-Russian relations as special, Prime Minister Modi said, “India and Russia have always supported each other, no matter how difficult the situation is. Our close cooperation is not only important for the people of both countries but it is also very important for global peace, stability and prosperity.”

PM Modi raises the issue of Ukraine war

In his conversation, PM Modi also raised the issue of Ukraine War. He said, “We have been continuously discussing the ongoing struggle in Ukraine. We welcome all the efforts made recently for peace. We hope that all the parties will move forward creatively. This struggle will have to be found out as soon as possible and to find a way to establish permanent peace as soon as possible. It is a call of humanity.”

President Putin reacts like this

During the bilateral talks, Russian President Putin described PM Modi as his friend. During this, Putin has described India as an important partner for Russia. He said that our relations have been strongly strengthened.

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Senior Congress party leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor has given a big statement on Friday (August 8, 2025) about the US-India tariff controversy. Shashi Tharoor targeted US President Donald Trump and said that Trump has chosen the wrong people to insult.

In an interview given to News18, Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, a double standards of US President Trump for imposing 50 percent tariff on India, is unfair, uneven and unjust for New Delhi. Even the way of interacting with the President of America is very silly, because he only insults any other country.

He said, “Any other leader of the world does not say non-physical things like Trump in a publicly given diplomatic statement and Trump has chosen the wrong people to insult.”

India takes steps in response to America’s tariff- Tharoor

Tharoor said, “India has allegedly stopped the weapon purchase agreement, responding to the US tariff. India should understand where it is standing. We should talk like a proud country, because we cannot accept any situation where one party can decide all conditions and expect the other party to accept it without any question.”

Tharoor raised questions on Trump’s double standards

In another statement, Shashi Tharoor questioned the double standards of President Trump. Tharoor said, “America is adopting the attitude of double standards with India, because many countries buy crude oil from Russia, China imports more oil and gas from India from Russia, but only 30 percent tariffs on it and 50 percent on it. Also, Trump gave 90 days to talk to China, but when India came to talk, but when India came to talk, it was just 21 days to talk.

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