New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov on Wednesday briefed the media ahead of the Russia-India Summit in New Delhi, confirming that Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to India on December 4-5 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Ushakov said the bilateral political dialogue between India and Russia remains "regular and confidential," noting that the two leaders met earlier this year on the sidelines of the SCO Heads of State Council Meeting in Tianjin, China, on September 1, and have held five telephone conversations in 2025.

He added that, in Moscow, Putin received National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar twice, underscoring the frequenc...