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International PM's visit to Russia and Austria

The world reckons with India's

growing power on the global stage

After becoming the Prime Minister for the third consecutive time, PM Narendra
Modi reached Russia and Austria on his first bilateral foreign visit from July 8 to 10.

The impact of India's independent foreign policy under the leadership of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, which gives priority to the country's 140 crore people, is such that not
only the country but NRIs living abroad also keep an eye on the PM's foreign visits.
On one hand, while the world has been divided into two camps for some time, India
has given importance to the priorities of its people and has kept an independent and
neutral foreign policy. Several important agreements were signed during PM Modi's
visit to Russia and Austria from July 8 to 10.

ust a month into his third term PM Modi War. Apart from this, PM Modi also visited a photo
reached Moscow on July 8 where he was exhibition dedicated to India-Russia cooperation in
Jaccorded a grand welcome. India's Prime the field of civilian nuclear energy. After a two-day
Minister Narendra Modi reached Moscow to visit to Russia, PM Modi went on his maiden visit to
participate in the 22nd India-Russia annual summit Austria. This was the first visit of an Indian Prime
at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Minister to Austria after 41 years
During his visit, the entire range of multifaceted
relations between the two leaders was reviewed as Target to achieve $100 billion
well as contemporary regional and global issues trade between India and Russia
of mutual interest were discussed in detail. During Strategic as well as trade relations are getting
the Moscow visit, PM Modi also addressed the stronger between India and Russia. This is the
NRIs and people of Indian origin living there and reason why both countries have agreed to achieve
paid tribute at the 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' in a mutual trade target of $100 billion by the year
Moscow which is dedicated to the Soviet soldiers 2030. Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said
who sacrificed their lives during the Second World that during the meeting, the focus between the two

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