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A senior US State Department official will visit India this week as a team of American trade negotiators heads to the country to continue talks on a trade agreement.

As the White House tries to curb Moscow's energy income, Vladimir Putin enjoys a warm welcome in India, and promises an "uninterrupted supply" of Russian fuel.

India gave Russia's leader a warm welcome in his first visit since his country invaded Ukraine. The visit in part signaled India's defiance of the U.S., which has punished New Delhi for buying Russian oil.

A team of negotiators from the Trump administration led by Deputy US Trade Representative Rick Switzer plans to travel to India next week to continue talks on a trade agreement, according to a US official.

South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman calls Putin's India visit 'successful' and 'one of the most important'. He highlights PM Modi's personal reception of Putin as a powerful signal to the West about the strength of India-Russia ties.