Vladimir Putin, Russia's prime minister, is embarking on a bold initiative to resuscitate his country's flagging relationship with India by offering an expansion of nuclear power, military technology transfer and partnership in Russia's global positioning system.
On the eve of Mr Putin's arrival in New Delhi today, Russian officials said Moscow wanted to re-energise deep ties forged in the decades after India's independence that would serve India better than warming relationships with western powers, such as the US.
Mr Putin is expected to sign as many as 15 agreements worth about $10bn (€7.36bn, ￡6.67bn) during his fifth visit to India in a decade.
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