Updated On: 11 July, 2024 09:06 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
On Tuesday, spokespersons of the Pentagon and the State Department reacted separately to questions on India’s relationship with Russia and Modi’s visit to Moscow

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Moscow. Pic/PTI
India will continue to be a strategic partner for the US despite concerns over its ties with Russia, the Biden Administration has said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Russia for two days for the 22nd India-Russia annual summit that has been watched closely by the West amidst the raging Ukraine conflict.
During his talks with Putin on Tuesday, Prime Minister Modi told President Putin that a solution to the Ukraine conflict is not possible on the battlefield and peace efforts do not succeed amid bombs and bullets. On Tuesday, spokespersons of the Pentagon and the State Department reacted separately to questions on India’s relationship with Russia and Modi’s visit to Moscow.