Russia's first deputy prime minister Denis Manturov met with Indian leaders to discuss ways to advance cooperation in critical areas such as energy and fertilisers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S Jaishankar met with Manturov to discuss mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, fertilisers, connectivity, and people-to-people ties.
The two sides also explored new opportunities in technology, innovation, and critical minerals, and discussed regional and global developments, including the conflict in West Asia.
Russia has re-emerged as the largest supplier of energy following a recent US waiver on sanctions, and India is looking to Russia for additional supplies of fertilisers due to disruptions caused by the West Asia conflict.
The Indian government has also decided to acquire five more S-400 air defence systems from Russia in the wake of the system's performance during Operation Sindoor, a four-day conflict with Pakistan last year.
