{
  "id": 4673906,
  "title": "Putin-Modi meeting at SCO: Can Russia-India ties hold?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/putin-modi-meeting-at-sco-can-russia-india-ties-hold-4673906",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T12:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW News",
    "slug": "dw-news",
    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/putin-modi-meeting-at-sco-can-russia-india-ties-hold/a-78575121?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. This encounter follows tensions from the US-Israel war on Iran and Russia's ongoing conflict in Ukraine. India has maintained a strategic connection with Russia, despite Western sanctions and US pressure over oil purchases. The meeting comes amid energy market disruptions and the evolving geopolitical landscape. India's relationship with Russia focuses on energy, defense, and technology cooperation, while its ties with the US and other partners grow. Russia's increasing dependence on China has diminished its counterbalance to Beijing, altering India's strategic considerations. India aims to stabilize energy supplies and strengthen its defense capabilities, while maintaining its partnership with the US and other allies.",
  "summary": "Indian Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Putin are at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan as Moscow and New Delhi face rising tensions with Washington.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Putin-Modi meeting at SCO: Can Russia-India ties hold?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/putin-modi-meeting-at-sco-can-russia-india-ties-hold",
        "published": "2026-08-31T12:02:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}