![20 deals in 24 hours: Russia-India relations given $100 billion-worth boost 20 deals in 24 hours: Russia-India relations given $100 billion-worth boost](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/russia-india-contracts-nuclear.si_-310x168.jpg)
The economic burden of Western sanctions has pushed Russia to the east in search of business opportunities. Judging by the outcome of President Putin’s visit to India – 20 high-profile deals struck – Moscow’s ‘pivot to Asia’ is getting a warm welcome.
Russian President Vladimir Putin achieved this during his visit to India spanning 23 hours and 15 minutes and at a summit meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that lasted barely a few hours.