Putin to visit India soon, says NSA Ajit Doval

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India soon, said National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval in an opening statement during a meeting in Moscow on Thursday (August 7, 2025).

“We are very excited to learn about the visit of President Putin to India… I think the dates are almost finalised. Summit-level meetings have always been watershed points for the relationship,” Mr. Doval said.

According to sources, Mr. Doval’s visit intended to hold meetings with senior Russian officials and prepare details for Mr. Putin’s visit to New Delhi.

This is the NSA’s first visit to Moscow since Operation Sindoor, although he attended the SCO NSA meeting in Beijing in June and met with Mr. Shoigu’s deputy, Russia’s Security Council Deputy Secretary Aleksandr Venediktov.