PUTIN’S UNUSUAL GIFTS: From Modi’s Thirukkural To Kim’s Rare Dogs| Times Now World

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an unusual array of diplomatic gifts over the years, ranging from books and musical instruments to rare dogs, horses, a ceremonial sword and wartime artwork. At the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Putin with a Russian-language edition of the ancient Indian philosophical text Thirukkural, following his earlier gift of a Russian translation of the Bhagavad Gita. Other notable gifts include two Pungsan dogs from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, an Orlov trotter and greyhound from Kyrgyzstan, a cuckoo clock from former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a bandoneon from Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner and a Damascus-steel Victory Sword from Bahrain’s King Hamad. In 2025, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov presented Putin with artwork created on a fragment of an S-400 missile cover, carrying the message “Belgorod will not surrender.” Together, the gifts offer a window into the cultural, historical and political sy

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