A video of Russian President Vladimir Putin praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'tough' decision-making has intrigued social media users. The video, narrated in Hindi, shows the Russian leader talking at length about the ever-growing ties between the two countries.
“Russia-India relations are constantly developing in all directions and the main guarantee for this is Prime Minister Modi's policy,” the Russian leader said.
🇷🇺️ I think I like it, I- उनकी नीति भ I think I did a good job
I think I like it – ''I think I did a good job I think I did a good job Yeah… pic.twitter.com/b7lwMuMWZD
— RT Hindi (@RT_hindi_) December 7, 2023
The clip shows Putin sharing his admiration for Prime Minister Modi's policies as an artificial intelligence-generated voice translates his words. “President Putin's voice in this video is AI-generated,” the post clarified.
Putin says he is often “surprised” by Prime Minister Modi's tough stance on national security. “Frankly, I am sometimes surprised by his tough stand on protecting the national interests of the Indian people,” he said.
The 45-second clip has been viewed thousands of times on X, formerly Twitter, as users praised Putin for his praise of the prime minister, while also sharing their surprise at the speech in Hindi.
The Russian president shared his “observations from outside” and claimed he could not imagine the prime minister being “forced or intimidated” into making a decision. “I cannot imagine that Modi can be intimidated, threatened or coerced into taking any action or decision that is against the national interest of India and the Indian people. I know there is so much pressure on them,” he added.
Last month, Putin, in his speech at the virtual G20 summit, thanked India for its good work during his chairmanship of the G20 in New Delhi from September 9 to 10.