Jaishankar Holds Wide-Ranging Talks with Lavrov on Bilateral, Global Issues

August 25, 2026

Moscow: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a wide-ranging meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, with the two leaders discussing bilateral cooperation, regional hotspots, global challenges and multilateral issues.

Jaishankar shared details of his conversation with Lavrov in a post on X, highlighting the broad range of issues discussed during the engagement.

“A wide-ranging conversation this evening with FM Sergey Lavrov of Russia. Discussed our bilateral cooperation, regional hotspots, global challenges and multilateral issues,” Jaishankar said.

The meeting comes amid continued high-level engagement between India and Russia on a range of bilateral, regional and international matters.

Earlier in the day, Jaishankar called on Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and handed over a “personal message” from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“Pleased to call on President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Moscow today. Handed over a personal message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Jaishankar said in another post on X.

Jaishankar Meets Putin in Moscow

Before meeting Putin, Jaishankar co-chaired the 27th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) with Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov.

Jaishankar briefed Putin on the deliberations held during the 27th IRIGC-TEC session, which reviewed bilateral cooperation across a wide range of areas.

“Briefed him on the deliberation held under the 27th IRIGC-TEC, reviewing our cooperation across a wide range of domains. Value his guidance in that regard. Also discussed regional and global issues of importance,” he said.

Putin Highlights Strong India-Russia Ties

According to a statement released by the Kremlin, Putin said Jaishankar’s visit reflected the strong level of relations that India and Russia have developed over several decades.

Putin said the two countries continue to cooperate across virtually all areas, including governmental ties, interparliamentary relations and economic cooperation.

The Russian President also noted that trade turnover between the two countries has increased this year after declining slightly last year.

Putin attributed part of the growth to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal attention to strengthening Russian-Indian relations.

The latest diplomatic engagements come as India and Russia continue to maintain close communication on bilateral cooperation as well as key regional and global developments.