New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Flex boards welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian national flags have been put up outside ITC Maurya today. President Putin, who arrived in India on Thursday for a two-day state visit for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit on the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been staying at the ITC Maurya's 4,700-square-foot 'grand presidential suite'. Security around the luxury hotel has been stepped up, and national flags of both nations have been posted along routes leading to official venues.

Putin landed in New Delhi for the first time in 4 years, and, breaking protocol, PM Modi personally received him at the tarmac. Following a traditional welcome with cultural dance at Palam airport for Put...