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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday began a closed-door bilateral meeting ahead of BRICS heads of states meet in Goa.
The two leaders are meeting as part of the annual India-Russia summit following which the two countries are expected to sign key defence, energy and agriculture-related business deals. 
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said Modi and Putin "will discuss on a range of issues including defence, counter-terrorism".
Swarup tweeted as saying, "An annual renewal of Druzba Dosti begins! PM @narendramodi warmly welcomes President Putin @KremlinRussia_E for the #IndiaRussia Summit."
 
<blockquote data-lang="en">An annual renewal of Druzba Dosti begins! PM <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi">@narendramodi</a> warmly welcomes President Putin <a href="https://twitter.com/KremlinRussia_E">@KremlinRussia_E</a> for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiaRussia?src=hash">#IndiaRussia</a> Summit <a href="https://t.co/WPgLFvdKO1">pic.twitter.com/WPgLFvdKO1</a>
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/MEAIndia/status/787169491645976576">October 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Earlier, Putin arrived at the Dabolim airport to a red carpet welcome after which Modi, on Twitter, greeted the Russian President saying, "India welcomes you, President Putin! Wishing you a fruitful visit."
 
<blockquote data-lang="en">India welcomes you, President Putin! Wishing you a fruitful India visit. <a href="https://twitter.com/KremlinRussia_E">@KremlinRussia_E</a>
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/787100936694996992">October 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Top bureaucrats from the Russian defence, energy, trade and industries ministries are accompanying the President.
Swarup further tweeted as saying,"A focussed review before a broader engagement. PM @narendramodi and President Putin @KremlinRussia_E begin with restricted talks."
 
<blockquote data-lang="en">A focussed review before a broader engagement. PM <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi">@narendramodi</a> and President Putin <a href="https://twitter.com/KremlinRussia_E">@KremlinRussia_E</a> begin with restricted talks <a href="https://t.co/npVRgC07P0">pic.twitter.com/npVRgC07P0</a>
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/MEAIndia/status/787175713325527041">October 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Modi and Putin via video conference will also participate in foundation-laying ceremony of the third and fourth power units at the Kundakulam nuclear power plant.
The two leaders are expected to hold discussions over lunch and issue a formal statement to the media following the summit.
Talks between India and Russia for setting up units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) are also expected to culminate into a general framework agreement. 
This could be announced after talks Modi-Putin.
An official of the Russian atomic energy corporation Rosatom, the builders of KNPP, told IANS on Friday that negotiations for units 5 and 6 had been expedited so that an announcement could be made during the BRICS leaders summit in Goa on October 15-16.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday began a closed-door bilateral meeting ahead of BRICS heads of states meet in Goa.The two leaders are meeting as part of the annual India-Russia summit following which the two countries are expected to sign key defence, energy and agriculture-related business deals. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said Modi and Putin "will discuss on a range of issues including defence, counter-terrorism".Swarup tweeted as saying, "An annual renewal of Druzba Dosti begins! PM @narendramodi warmly welcomes President Putin @KremlinRussia_E for the #IndiaRussia Summit." An annual renewal of Druzba Dosti begins! PM @narendramodi warmly welcomes President Putin @KremlinRussia_E for the #IndiaRussia Summit pic.twitter.com/WPgLFvdKO1— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) October 15, 2016 Earlier, Putin arrived at the Dabolim airport to a red carpet welcome after which Modi, on Twitter, greeted the Russian President saying, "India welcomes you, President Putin! Wishing you a fruitful visit." India welcomes you, President Putin! Wishing you a fruitful India visit. @KremlinRussia_E— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 15, 2016 Top bureaucrats from the Russian defence, energy, trade and industries ministries are accompanying the President.Swarup further tweeted as saying,"A focussed review before a broader engagement. PM @narendramodi and President Putin @KremlinRussia_E begin with restricted talks." A focussed review before a broader engagement. PM @narendramodi and President Putin @KremlinRussia_E begin with restricted talks pic.twitter.com/npVRgC07P0— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) October 15, 2016 Modi and Putin via video conference will also participate in foundation-laying ceremony of the third and fourth power units at the Kundakulam nuclear power plant.The two leaders are expected to hold discussions over lunch and issue a formal statement to the media following the summit.Talks between India and Russia for setting up units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) are also expected to culminate into a general framework agreement. This could be announced after talks Modi-Putin.An official of the Russian atomic energy corporation Rosatom, the builders of KNPP, told IANS on Friday that negotiations for units 5 and 6 had been expedited so that an announcement could be made during the BRICS leaders summit in Goa on October 15-16.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday began a closed-door bilateral meeting ahead of BRICS heads of states meet in Goa. The two leaders are meeting as part of the annual India-Russia summit following which the two countries are expected to sign key defence, energy and agriculture-related business deals.  External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said Modi and Putin will discuss on a range of issues including defence, counter-terrorism. Swarup tweeted as saying, An annual renewal of Druzba Dosti begins! PM @narendramodi warmly welcomes President Putin @KremlinRussia_E for the #IndiaRussia Summit.   An annual renewal of Druzba Dosti begins! PM @narendramodi warmly welcomes President Putin @KremlinRussia_E for the #IndiaRussia Summit pic.twitter.com/WPgLFvdKO1 — Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) October 15, 2016   Earlier, Putin arrived at the Dabolim airport to a red carpet welcome after which Modi, on Twitter, greeted the Russian President saying, India welcomes you, President Putin! Wishing you a fruitful visit.   India welcomes you, President Putin! Wishing you a fruitful India visit. @KremlinRussia_E — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 15, 2016   Top bureaucrats from the Russian defence, energy, trade and industries ministries are accompanying the President. Swarup further tweeted as saying,A focussed review before a broader engagement. PM @narendramodi and President Putin @KremlinRussia_E begin with restricted talks.   A focussed review before a broader engagement. PM @narendramodi and President Putin @KremlinRussia_E begin with restricted talks pic.twitter.com/npVRgC07P0 — Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) October 15, 2016   Modi and Putin via video conference will also participate in foundation-laying ceremony of the third and fourth power units at the Kundakulam nuclear power plant. The two leaders are expected to hold discussions over lunch and issue a formal statement to the media following the summit. Talks between India and Russia for setting up units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) are also expected to culminate into a general framework agreement.  This could be announced after talks Modi-Putin. An official of the Russian atomic energy corporation Rosatom, the builders of KNPP, told IANS on Friday that negotiations for units 5 and 6 had been expedited so that an announcement could be made during the BRICS leaders summit in Goa on October 15-16.