Russian President Vladimir Putin and India's Narendra Modi will meet in New Delhi by the end of year, but no dates have been finalised yet, a Russian embassy official in India said on Wednesday.

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China — often characterized by White House officials as the arch-rival of the U.S. in trade — has been among the countries most negatively affected by Trump’s mercurial barrage of tariffs. India is currently suffering severe penalties imposed by the Trump administration due to its continued purchasing of oil from Russia.

In a press conference, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that he was happy with the progress of technology. Data Centre & Solar Integration Capital Maharashtra is now emerging as a data centre capital and a solar integration capital.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday and looked forward to continued exchanges in the days to come.

India expects consumption tax cuts announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give a boost to the economy without hurting the government’s fiscal deficit, helping to offset the fallout from higher US tariffs.

On August 18, PM Narendra Modi said he had held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and looked forward to continued exchanges in the days to come. "Thank my friend, President Putin, for his phone call and for sharing insights on his recent meeting with President Trump in Alaska,

During his Friday speech, Modi also hinted India would continue its unilateral suspension of the Indus Water Treaty. The treaty, which India suspended after the April massacre, allows sharing of the Indus River that runs about 2,897 kilometers (1,800 miles) through South Asia and is a lifeline for both countries.