Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia tomorrow, External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar has emphasized that since independence, Russia has never done anything negative to impact India’s interests. Dr Jaishankar said this today at the World Summit organized by a private media venture in New Delhi.

Speaking on the relations of Russia with the other countries, Dr Jaishankar said that their relationship with the Western countries has broken down, inclining them more towards Asia. He added that Russia as a major natural resource power has a complementarity with India at this stage of development when India is a big resource consumer.