India, Dec. 6 -- A former Pentagon official has offered an unusual assessment of Russian President Vladimir Putin's India visit, arguing that Donald Trump and not Moscow deserves credit for the warm reception in New Delhi, calling it "Nobel Prize" worthy.

"From Russia's perspective, the visit is extremely positive, and India has bestowed honours on Vladimir Putin that he can hardly get anywhere else in the world. I would actually argue that Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for bringing India and Russia together the way he did," Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin told ANI on Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India.

He further said, "How many of these agreements (MoUs) are actually gonna come to fruition? How many of the ...