Putin says Russia and India will boost their annual trade

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the relationship between New Delhi and Moscow after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin was in India for an annual summit, and both parties agreed to diversify mutual economic ties, as the United States presses India to revise its decades-old partnership with Russia.

The 23rd Russia-India Summit comes at a pivotal moment as the U.S. pushes for a Ukraine peace…