Vladimir Putin wrapped up his short trip to India on Friday night after offering prime minister Narendra Modi "uninterrupted shipments" of fuel amid mounting pressure from the US for New Delhi to revise its decades-old partnership with Russia.
Modi broke protocol on Thursday to receive Putin at the airport, greeting him with a bear hug and a firm handshake, before the two settled into the back seat of the same car for the drive to the prime minister’s residence for dinner.