WATCH: PM Modi Holds Key Meeting With Russian President Putin | India-Russia Ties | N18V
📅 Aug 31, 2026CNBC-TV188 MIN1416 VIEWS4 SEGMENTS · 3 SPEAKERS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan, calling for a shift from “endless war" to the “end of war".
PM Modi’s message for peace comes at a time when the US-Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine conflict continue to pose challenges to global geopolitics and supply chains.
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What Narendra Modi said
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the eve of the SCO Summit, where Putin detailed the positive momentum in Russian-Indian relations. Putin noted a 2.6% growth in bilateral trade turnover in the first half of 2026, highlighted that 40,000 Indian students are studying in Russia (a sevenfold increase), and mentioned a 16% growth in mutual tourist flows. He also referenced preparations for the BRICS summit in New Delhi in September and cultural festivals in 2027. Modi's response, though fragmented in the transcript, emphasized the importance of peace, particularly regarding Ukraine, invoking Gandhi, and confirmed discussions on the BRICS Summit. His remarks conveyed a commitment to ending the war and fostering peace.
Key takeaways
Modi called for an end to the endless war in Ukraine, invoking Gandhi's principles of peace.
Modi confirmed discussions on the upcoming BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
Modi's response underscored India's commitment to peace in the context of Russia-Ukraine relations.
Distinguished Mr. Prime Minister, dear friends, I'm glad to meet you again. This time our meeting is taking place on the eve of the SCO Summit. The SCO is continuing to work towards deepening contacts of the Global East and South. It facilitates social and economic development, cultural development of the regions. It helps to shape a just multipolar world order. I'd like to note with satisfaction the following thing, namely that the Russian-Indian relations continue to get strengthened on the basis of the principles of the special and privileged partnership, distinguished Prime Minister. Of course, this is aided by your special attention to the Russian-Indian relations and the business and kind relations, friendly relations that have been established between us, and I'm very grateful to you for that. Recently, your Foreign Minister, Mr. Jaishankar, visited Moscow and conveyed your message. I fully share everything that is said there.
Next year, we are celebrating the 80th anniversary of our diplomatic relations, and of course we're doing serious preparations for the upcoming BRICS summit in New Delhi in September. Our trade and economic cooperation is demonstrating generally positive momentum. Last year we saw a little increase, but in the first half year of 2026, our trade turnover grew by 2.6%. A week ago, Moscow hosted the session of the Intergovernmental Commission. It also demonstrated good results. I'd also like to say a couple of words about humanitarian cooperation of ours. I'd like to note that India is among the top countries in terms of its students in Russia. In recent years, this figure has grown by seven times and it amounts to 40,000 students. Now we regularly hold cultural festivals of India and Russia. 2027 will see another round of the festivals in India. We also have active mutual tourist flows; we've seen 16% growth. We closely coordinate our efforts at the United Nations, at BRICS, the G20, and the SCO, and today we have a good chance to compare our notes and to outline future cooperation when it comes to the development of the Russian-Indian relations.
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Modi, N. (2026, August 31). WATCH: PM Modi Holds Key Meeting With Russian President Putin | India-Russia Ties | N18V [Interview transcript]. CNBC-TV18. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1287952/
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Narendra Modi. "WATCH: PM Modi Holds Key Meeting With Russian President Putin | India-Russia Ties | N18V." CNBC-TV18, 31 Aug. 2026. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1287952/.
BibTeX
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author = {Narendra Modi},
title = {WATCH: PM Modi Holds Key Meeting With Russian President Putin | India-Russia Ties | N18V},
howpublished = {Interview transcript, CNBC-TV18. CEOInterviews.AI},
year = {2026},
month = {aug},
url = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1287952/},
note = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
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