India regained support in the international arena. Russian President Vladimir Putin has wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi a Happy New Year. At the same time, Russia gave the message to stand by India on multiple issues. In a message on Wednesday, Putin said he hoped India-Russia relations would be even stronger in the new year. Putin also hoped that Moscow and Delhi would work together on a number of international issues.

On this day, Putin sent Christmas and New Year greetings to India. He assured that Russia would be on India's side in terms of strategy and diplomacy. He said that in 2020, both Russia and India have faced a lot of adversity. Putin hopes that the two Corona-ridden countries will start anew in 2021. But even in the Corona situation, relations between New Delhi and Moscow were intact, which Putin said was positive.