St Petersburg, June 4 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said India and Russia enjoy a special privileged strategic partnership.

Speaking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum on Thursday, Putin expressed confidence in the future of India-Russia ties, saying that "We are developing our ties with India and will continue doing that, and we deem India to be a very reliable partner...", as per Reuters.

"Another thing is that the US are trying to put pressure on India in some matters. For example, when it comes to cooperation with Russia on some tracks. But everyone has understood that putting pressure on Narendra Modi, that has the largest population in the world, is detrimental for international relations and for bilateral relations. It do...