Modi’s previous diplomatic forays have drawn condemnation from Kyiv.
His visit to Moscow in July came hours after a Russian missile attack hit a children’s hospital in Kyiv, one strike in a nationwide missile barrage that killed at least 39 people.
Modi was pictured hugging Putin at his country residence during that trip.
India has also been accused of profiting from Russia’s invasion.
Cut-off from Western markets, Russia has become a major supplier of low-priced crude oil to India.
That arrangement has dramatically reconfigured their economic ties, saving India billions on fuel while drawing accusations from the West of bolstering Moscow’s war coffers.
The two countries’ close links date back to the Cold War, when the Kremlin was a key arms provider.
But ties have also been strained over the conflict, with Putin in 2022 publicly acknowledging that Modi had “concerns” over Russia’s invasion.
More recently they have clashed over allegations Indian citizens were duped into fighting with Russian soldiers on the frontlines.
New Delhi has pushed Moscow to return several of its citizens who signed up for “support jobs” with the Russian military but were later sent into combat.
