Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India on Friday for a three-day visit that will see him meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attend the BRICS summit, with bilateral trade, investment, energy and defence ties expected to dominate the agenda. Putin, who is travelling with a high-level delegation, is scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks with Modi on Friday afternoon. The meeting is expected to cover cooperation in defence, energy, technology, pharmaceuticals and people-to-people exchanges, while the Russia-Ukraine war and efforts to find a path to peace are also likely to figure prominently.