India, Dec. 3 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will begin his two-day visit to India on Thursday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosting a private dinner for him hours after he lands in New Delhi.

The 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, which comes in the backdrop of punitive sanctions imposed by the United States of America on New Delhi, will focus on deepening defence ties, as well as talks on trade and energy cooperation.

Ahead of Putin's visit, Russia also gave the go-ahead to a key defence deal between Moscow and New Delhi.

Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov had earlier said there might be discussion between the two sides on the possibility of Russia supplying Su-57 fighter jets to India, PTI news agency reported.

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