Russian envoy says details of possible visit of Putin being discussed. India and Russia will hold the first 2+2 ministerial meeting later this year before a summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian envoy Nikolay Kudashev said on Wednesday. On India-Taliban Talks, another senior Russian Embassy official said it was India’s sovereign decision and it was useful to deal with everyone in the region. “Taliban is present in Afghanistan also in a manner it is a party to intra-Afghan talks. That also included the huge amount of drug trafficking issues that have become one of the major source of support to terror activities.

Source: The Hindu July 14, 2021 11:48 UTC