Last Updated:December 05, 2025, 23:10 IST The Russian leader, while addressing dignitaries at the dinner table, said, “I know that in India you say, go together, grow together.” Putin says that these words truly reflect the nature and the character of the Russian-Indian relations. (X) In a striking gesture, Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin invoked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship motto “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas” during a state banquet hosted in his honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday. The Russian leader, while addressing dignitaries at the dinner table, said, “I know that in India you say, go together, grow together. These words truly reflect the nature and the character of the Russian-Indian relations. And we will do everything to make sure our strategic partnership grows and develops for the good of all our people.” Putin also reflected on the long arc of Indo-Russian cooperation saying that a declaration signed 15 years ago elevated the Indo-Russia relations to a new level—the level of the specially privileged strategic partnership. “This partnership is developing based …