
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Delhi today to meet the Indian PM Narendra Modi and extend his country’s ties with India. In his very short trip of 22 hours, India’s top defence partner, Russia is trying to increase its investments in the country, as its economy reels under US and EU sanctions over its backing of an uprising in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea.
The day started with Narendra Modi and the PMO busy sharing updates on social media about Putin’s visit and the related developments. In fact the Indian PM has been tweeting in Russian prior to Putin’s visit to India, similar to what he did prior to his Japan visit. Some of his Russian tweets are listed below, we couldn’t make much of it since Twitter isn’t providing a translation feature.
Рад приветствовать Президента Путина в Индию! Жду продуктивного визита, который поднимет наши связи на качественно новый уровень.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 10, 2021
Времена изменились, а наша дружба – нет. Теперь мы хотим достичь следующего уровня нашего отношения. Этот визит – шаг в этом направлении.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 10, 2021
The day which saw Russia’s commitment for building at least 10 nuclear reactors in India, can be summarized in the below tweets. The other major developments between the countries may be found here.
Vladimir Putin held talks with Prime Minister of India @narendramodi in New Delhi http://t.co/yKJL1obBNA pic.twitter.com/S9GtoPW9Dv
— President of Russia (@KremlinRussia_E) December 11, 2021
Wonderful day with President Putin. Our meeting was comprehensive. India’s partnership with Russia is incomparable. pic.twitter.com/YZJiREw5oN
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 11, 2021
While US, China and Pakistan might be closely following this quick visit of Putin, he has been trending all day on Twitter. The trend which mostly had updates about the day, also saw some hilarious reactions to the day’s visit which is summarized below.
1. First a happy tune for Putin
Plays *Aankon se tune yeh kya keh diya* pic.twitter.com/KxNY5sO31O
— Anjan Sen (@ProbasiBong) December 11, 2021
2. Now let the conversation begin
Modi to Putin: USSR? Putin to Modi: RSS U? pic.twitter.com/MgAZhRtCyj — Abhijeet (@abhic4ever) December 11, 2021
3. Make in India Putin
Putin :Russians invented Vodka. What have Indians done? Modi :Indians invented Fogg Deo Spray. Only liquid, no gas. pic.twitter.com/IgmMRRJbrY — $ir $ri $ri Magal (@jhunjhunwala) December 11, 2021
3. Obama surfaces in the discussion
What Modi and Putin actually discussed pic.twitter.com/eBJHYwz4s9 — Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) December 11, 2021
4. Beware of Indian super hero #Mufflerman
Beware of #Mufflerman. He will turn you into Ambani agent! pic.twitter.com/SEYJ2ZzY4S
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) December 11, 2021
5. In return PM Modi here are my ageless secrets
Putin Sharing Secrets of his Ageless Fitness. pic.twitter.com/Cr8UqMEniS — Suyog Dange (@SuyogDange) December 11, 2021
6. Damn! you look like Nasser Hussain, No?
@coolfunnytshirt Namo: Tu toh bilkul Naseer Hussain jaise dikhta hain pic.twitter.com/KyBYLGyEH9 — ari (@arindambhattac9) December 11, 2021
7. Okay enough of this now lets play the good bye song
Modi Singing for Putin : o huzoor o huzoor tera tera tera suroor pic.twitter.com/J56yRbtuNH — Joy (@Joydas) December 11, 2021
8. And this is what we last heard from our undisclosed sources
Putin is swimming back to Russia after Sajid Khan said he wants to make a biopic on Putin @coolfunnytshirt pic.twitter.com/QB9vLdqfk1
— Gogo Ka Bhatija (@CrimeMasterV2) December 11, 2021
While this was just to have a hearty laugh, the short visit is definitely going to open up new doors for both the countries in the coming decade.
Sharing my remarks at the joint press conference with President Putin. http://t.co/B7Kd5IOwWQ @KremlinRussia_E pic.twitter.com/qfSrakMUk8 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 11, 2021
Druzhba-Dosti…Our joint statement on taking India-Russia partnership to the next level in the coming decade. http://t.co/W9JT9mOgVd
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 11, 2021