Putin accepts PM Modi's invitation to visit India later this year

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to visit India later this year, for the annual high-level meeting, as the two leaders held a telephone conversation, the Kremlin said on Monday.

The leaders emphasised the need for an uncompromising fight against terrorism in any of its manifestations, it said.

"The Indian leader confirmed his invitation to the Russian president to visit India for an annual bilateral summit. The invitation was gratefully accepted,” the Kremlin said in a statement.

They emphasised the strategic nature of Russian-Indian relations, it said, adding that these relations are not influenced by the outside and continue to develop dynamically in all directions.