India, Sept. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Russian President Vladimir Putin for wide-ranging talks, with the two sides expected to focus on expanding bilateral trade, defence cooperation, energy ties and collaboration in critical minerals.

Putin arrived in New Delhi earlier in the day on a three-day visit to participate in the BRICS summit. The meeting between the two leaders is also expected to cover the roadmap for taking annual India-Russia trade to USD 100 billion by 2030.

Defence cooperation is likely to be another key area of discussion. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov had said the two countries were exploring upgrades to BrahMos missiles, while Moscow remained committed to completing pending S-400 deliveries...