"Food, fuel and fertilizers, the world has gone through a huge crisis. However, thanks to the friendship between India and Russia, I did not let the farmers of my country face any kind of uncertainty. We remain committed to the interests of the farmers and we look forward to increasing the partnership with Russia to help them further," Prime Minister Modi said during his opening remarks during the bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Prime Minister Modi highlighted that he has been in touch with the Russian President for almost 25 years and met him on 17 occasions in the last 10 years.

"The fact that this is my sixth visit to Russia shows how the partnership between the two countries has deepened over the years," he said.

Raising the issue of terrorism, Prime Minister Modi mentioned the recent terrorist attacks in Dagestan and Crocus Town Hall in Moscow.

"India has been facing the problem of terrorism for the last 40 to 50 years. We know how horrible it can really be. So when the terrorist attacks took place in Moscow and Dagestan, I could well imagine the pain they would have caused." "India strongly condemns all types of terrorism," said Prime Minister Modi on the second and final day of his trip to Moscow.

The India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership has made tremendous progress during Prime Minister Modi's tenure in the last 10 years, including in the areas of energy, security, trade, investment, health, education, culture, tourism and people-to-people exchanges . . Much has changed in the region since then, especially after the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine in 2022.

However, the India-Russia Special and Privileged Partnership has remained resilient in the wake of multiple geopolitical challenges that the world has faced.

New Delhi has maintained a stable relationship with Moscow even as Prime Minister Modi repeatedly stated that no solution can come at the cost of human lives and that the escalation of hostilities and violence does not benefit anyone. "Whether it is war, conflict or terrorist attack, anyone who believes in humanity is shocked and hurt when lives are lost. Even more so when innocent children are murdered, watching them die is heartbreaking and unimaginable. I had a detailed debate on this topic. with you about this," the Prime Minister said without specifically mentioning Monday's attack on a children's hospital in the Ukrainian capital.