On the local time of the 5th, the Kremlin website released a message saying that Russian President Putin had a telephone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Modi on the same day. Modi invited Putin to visit India and Putin gladly accepted the invitation.
The Kremlin said that Putin expressed "sincere condolences" over the Kashmir terrorist attack that caused casualties among Indian citizens in the phone call. The two leaders emphasized that all forms of terrorism must be resolutely combated.
The communiqué pointed out that both sides stressed the strategic nature of the special priority cooperation in the Russia-India relations. This kind of relationship is not affected by external factors and will continue to develop vigorously in all directions.
Russia will hold a celebration for the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union on May 9th. Modi said that "Victory Day" is everyone's festival, and India will send representatives to participate in the commemorative activities.
Earlier reports by India Today stated that Modi would not attend the "Victory Day" celebration. The report said that although the Russian side did not specifically explain why Modi made the above decision, it was speculated that this decision was made based on the tense situation between India and Pakistan triggered by the gun attack incident in the India-controlled Kashmir region.
Later, there were also messages that Singh, the Indian defense minister who was originally planned to attend instead of Modi, would also be absent from the event due to "busy domestic affairs," and it was expected that his deputy, Minister of State for Defense Sanjay Seth, would attend instead.
On April 22nd, a gun attack targeting tourists occurred near Pahalgam town in the India-controlled Kashmir region. India accused Pakistan of being related to this gun attack, and both sides took measures against each other, escalating the situation sharply.
Posev was one of the first foreign leaders to condemn the gun attack. If Putin's visit to India this time goes smoothly as invited, it will be his first visit to India since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022.
Regarding the gun attack incident in the India-controlled Kashmir region on April 22nd, the Pakistani side has repeatedly called on the international community for credible, transparent, and neutral investigations.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz said on the 2nd that Pakistan had nothing to do with this incident and accused the Indian side of attempting to link Pakistan to this incident without any evidence. He said that Pakistan was contacting friendly countries to explain its position on this matter.
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