PM Modi meets President Putin in Kazan; invites him to India for the 23rd Annual Summit
On 22 October 2024, in Kazan, Russia, PM Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of the 16th BRICS Summit and invited him to visit India next year for the 23rd Annual Summit.
Summary
On 22 October 2024, in Kazan, Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Vladimir Putin on the margins of the 16th BRICS Summit. It was their second meeting this year; they had earlier met in Moscow for the 22nd Annual Summit in July 2024. The PM thanked President Putin for the invitation to the summit and appreciated Russia's BRICS Chairship. The leaders discussed regional and global issues including the conflict in Ukraine, and the PM reiterated that dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward. The PM invited President Putin to visit India next year for the 23rd Annual Summit. In his departure statement the same day, the PM said he was leaving on a two-day visit to Kazan at President Putin's invitation.
Key facts
- Date
- 22 Oct 2024
- Place
- Kazan, Russia (margins of 16th BRICS Summit)
- Meeting
- Second Modi-Putin meeting of 2024
- Earlier
- 22nd Annual Summit, Moscow, July 2024
- Invitation
- Putin invited to India next year for the 23rd Annual Summit
- Partnership
- Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership
- Visit
- Two-day visit to Kazan
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Before their meeting in Kazan on 22 October 2024, PM Modi and President Putin had met in Moscow in July 2024 for which India-Russia Annual Summit?
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Correct answer: B — 22nd
PIB, 22 Oct 2024: the two leaders had earlier met in Moscow for the 22nd Annual Summit in July 2024.
At the Kazan meeting (22 October 2024), PM Modi invited President Putin to visit India next year for:
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Correct answer: C — The 23rd Annual Summit
PIB, 22 Oct 2024: 'Prime Minister invited President Putin to visit India next year for the 23rd Annual Summit.'
Consider the following statements about PM Modi's October 2024 visit to Russia: 1. In his departure statement of 22 October 2024, the PM said he was going on a two-day visit to Kazan at the invitation of President Putin. 2. The Kazan meeting of 22 October 2024 was the first meeting between PM Modi and President Putin in 2024. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct (departure statement). Statement 2 is wrong: PIB says it was their second meeting this year, after the July 2024 Annual Summit in Moscow.