Following their bilateral talks, Modi and Putin travelled together in Putin’s Aurus Senat, Russia’s heavily armoured presidential limousine, to the INNOPROM India industrial exhibition at Bharat Mandapam. The unusual journey gave the two leaders additional time for private conversation away from the formal setting of diplomatic talks.
The latest instance came in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on August 31, 2026, when Modi and Putin travelled together by car to the opening ceremony of the VI World Nomad Games. The ride followed their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. The two leaders arrived together at the venue, turning the journey itself into another highly visible moment of their close ties.