Former Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) Pankaj Saran said on Saturday that New Delhi has to keep a “very close watch” in the next week’s summit meeting between the US and Russia, as “anything” can be “anything” and it will definitely affect India. “
He commented while talking to ANI.
President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, will meet in the US state of Alaska on 15 August.
“The August 15 summit between President Trump and President Putin in Alaska is going to be an event to be defined not only this year, but also as a recent contemporary world history, as a lot of preparations have been made for the preparation of the summit, a lot of conversations behind the scene. What happens on August 15.
Donald Trump has said that the area will have a negotiation … Both Russia and Ukraine will have to compromise … If peace is established between Russia and America, the relationship is common- it will have a global impact. This will definitely have an impact on India. This will have an impact on Europe and Ukraine, ”Saran said.
“We have noticed that Ukraine’s President Zelansky has a very strong statement that our (Ukraine) land is not for gambling. Therefore, three personalities are connected. Trump, Putin and Zelanski. But the most important role will be of Trump and Putin.”
Saran said that anyone should analyze the calls made by President Putin on Friday by PM Modi and Chinese President as all are “interconnected.”
“We should analyze the phone call that was done by President Putin to our Prime Minister yesterday. And yesterday, he (Putin) spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping. All this is connected. Before going to us, Russia has talked to both India and China”.
“The world is at a significant turn, a significant turn of peace, and look at the importance that Putin is attaching to inform both Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping. So it is very important. We should assume that there will be some positive from the meeting that will change the world’s course,”
US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday, August 15, 2025. A peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine at the meeting is expected to focus a lot on broker’s efforts.
Talking about President Putin’s upcoming visit to India, Saran told ANI, “Russian President Vladimir Putin is coming to India to restore the general practice of the India-Russia Summit.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that he interacted on telephone with Vladimir Putin today and invited him to visit India for the annual bilateral summit later this year.
“There was a very good and detailed conversation with my friend President Putin. I thanked him for sharing the latest events on Ukraine. We also reviewed the progress in our bilateral agenda, and confirmed our commitment to deepen the Indo-Special and Privileged strategic partnership. PM Modi said in a statement on X.
India welcomed the understanding between the United States and the Russian Federation for a meeting in Alaska on 15 August on Saturday.
A spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs said that the meeting promises to end the ongoing struggle in Ukraine and open possibilities for peace. (AI)