Indian Youth Leader Proposed Russian Culture Centre in Gujarat During Meeting with President Putin

Key Highlights

• The proposed centre would serve as a platform for cultural exchange and cooperation between Russia and India and strengthen Indo-Russian relationships.
• The meeting came ahead of President Putin’s scheduled official visit to India.
• During their conversation, President Putin said he would personally brief Prime Minister Modi about his discussion with Parikh.
• Parikh is the Founding Director of the BRICS Youth Alliance and Elixir Foundation.
• He introduced himself to President Putin as someone from Prime Minister Modi’s home state and shared that his first visit to Russia was as a recipient of the International Prize “We Are Together” for humanitarian work during the COVID-19 pandemic.