New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at an annual summit on Friday, agreed to expand and diversify trade beyond oil and defence as the United States presses India to revise its decades-old partnership with Russia.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Russia, established during Putin's first state visit to India in October 2000.

The 23rd Russia-India Summit comes at a pivotal moment, as the US pushes for a Ukraine peace deal while seeking global cooperation. Putin, on his first visit to close partner India since the Ukraine war, was given a red-carpet welcome with an honour guard and a 21-gun salute.

1. India-Russia Economic ...