Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a ¡°friend¡± while his government moved to bolster relations with China, another sign the South Asian nation is tilting away from the U.S. in the face of Donald Trump¡¯s tariff threats.
Modi held a phone call with Putin following the Russian president¡¯s summit with Trump in Alaska. During the conversation, the two discussed issues of bilateral cooperation and agreed to remain in close touch, according to an official statement from New Delhi.
¡°India has consistently called for a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict and supports all efforts in this regard,¡± Modi said in a post on X on Monday, adding that he looks forward to ¡°continued exchanges¡± with Putin in the coming days.
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