Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a grand state dinner hosted in his honour by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the evening of December 5, 2025. He was accorded a ceremonial welcome on arrival, where President Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi received him, followed by a tri-services Guard of Honour.
The event followed India and Russia reaffirming their commitment to countering terrorism in their Joint Statement after the 23rd Annual Summit. Both sides also condemned the recent attacks in Pahalgam and Moscow.
Guests at President Murmu’s dinner
From India:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar
- Delhi Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
- Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan
- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who attended in his capacity as Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs
From Russia:
- Defence Minister Andrey Belousov
- Kremlin aide Dmitry Peskov
- A large delegation of senior business and industry executives
Notably, Opposition leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi were not invited to the banquet.
