Russian President Vladimir Putin on a 2-day visit to India Thursday Oct 04,2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in India  for a two-day visit during which Moscow is expected to ink a weapons deal worth billions of dollars, despite threat of sanctions by the United States.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday evening  Oct 04,2018 welcomed Putin in capital New Delhi and the two headed off to an informal dinner. 

Official talks are expected to begin on Friday Oct 05,2018, when nearly 20 bilateral agreements will be signed in areas such as defence, nuclear energy, space exploration and economy