India, Sept. 25 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show in Greater Noida on Thursday morning. The trade show will be held for five days, from September 25 to September 29, at the India Expo Centre and Mart with several craftsmen and entrepreneurs from across the state participating in it.

PM Modi said that this year, the trade show's international partner is Russia, which means that with this trade show, India is "strengthening the time-tested partnership" with Russia.

Later in the day, PM Modi will visit Rajasthan to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of several development projects.

Russia's participation comes as India is facing heat from the United States for buying Russian oil, which...