New Delhi/IBNS, Dec. 5 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Russian President Vladimir Putin with a copy of the Bhagavad Gita in the Russian language during the latter's two-day visit to India.

A photograph accompanying the post showed Modi handing over the scripture to Putin.

The visit began on a warm note with a private dinner hosted by PM Modi on Thursday, shortly after welcoming President Putin at Delhi's Palam airport with a hug.

The dinner lasted nearly three hours and set an unusually personal tone for the 27-hour visit.

"Delighted to welcome my friend, President Putin, to India. India-Russia friendship is a time-tested one that has greatly benefited our people," Modi wrote, also sharing photographs from their airport gree...