The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the Russian Federation,Vladimir Putin lighting the lamp to inaugurate the “World Diamond Conference”, in New Delhi on December 11, 2014. Indian Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor was also seen in the inauguration ceremony. Putin was holding talks with Indian leaders Thursday to strengthen trade and energy cooperation with Asia’s third-largest economy as Western sanctions threaten to push his country’s economy to the brink of a recession.
