New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Russian President Vladmir Putin was insistent on offering Prime Minister Narendra Modi a ride on his AURUS limousine to reach the their bilateral talks venue on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on Monday, a report said.

PM Modi travelled with Russian President Putin on the same car as they headed for the venue of their bilateral talks, in Tianjin, China, in a powerful visual statement to highlight their relationship amid trade pressures from the US, which has increased Trump tariffs on India to 50 per cent.

"After the proceedings at the SCO Summit venue, President Putin and I travelled together to the venue of our bilateral meeting. Conversations with him are always insightful," P...