# Modi-Putin meeting at SCO: Can India-Russia ties hold?

https://mins.news/en/item/38596

- DW, 2026-08-31 11:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/modi-putin-meeting-at-sco-can-india-russia-ties-hold/a-78575121?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek. Their countries face growing US pressure over Russia’s war-related sanctions and India’s energy and trade choices. Energy ties remain important, while India is reducing its reliance on Russian military equipment and seeking greater domestic defense production.

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