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In this special report, India Today’s Foreign Affairs Editor Geeta Mohan and Senior Executive Editor Anjana Om Kashyap share their experience of interviewing Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking from the Kremlin’s historic Ekaterina Hall, the duo discusses the 'no-holds-barred' interaction, where they asked Putin about the Ukraine war, China, and India’s strategic autonomy. Geeta Mohan recounts a lighthearted moment where Putin joked about being a 'fly on the wall' during a meeting with Jared Kushner. The interview airs at 9 PM on India Today and Aaj Tak.
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