<h1>Russian president's planned state visit to India in December to advance strategic partnership, defence procurement and energy cooperation</h1> A state visit by the Russian president to India is planned for early December to hold the annual summit with the Indian prime minister; dates and duration remain tentative and a foreign ministerial visit will finalise logistics. Legal issues to be addressed include expansion of a formal strategic partnership, defence procurement (possible additional S-400 purchases under an existing USD 5 billion contract with delayed deliveries due to armed conflict), military-technical cooperation framework meetings, and bilateral cooperation on trade, energy and security. Discussions may also touch on implications of third-country tariff measures and geopolitical risks affecting contractual performance.