Russian Prez Putin condoles demise of ex-Indian PM Vajpayee
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday condoled the demise of former three-time Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, calling him an "outstanding statesman". In a message to incumbent PM Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind, Putin wrote, "(Vajpayee) will be remembered as a politician who made a major personal contribution to the...privileged strategic partnership between our countries."