India, Dec. 3 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's forthcoming visit to India is shaping up to be one of the most consequential diplomatic engagements in the Indo-Pacific this year, with Moscow signalling an ambitious agenda spanning defence modernisation, energy security, nuclear cooperation and trade expansion. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, speaking during an online media briefing organised by Sputnik News in New Delhi, Peskov indicated that the trip is likely to produce "significant outcomes" and further anchor a relationship built on trust and mutual respect.

Peskov underscored the political depth of the India-Russia relationship, calling it a partnership forged "shoulder to shoulder" through decades of geopolitical change. Th...