PM Modi to skip Russia visit, Rajnath Singh to represent India at Victory Day celebrations on May 9: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to Russia to participate in the Victory Day celebrations on May 9, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Pescov said. The decision comes as tensions between India and Pakistan rise in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists. PM Modi was scheduled to attend the  Victory Day celebrations, which mark the 80th anniversary of Soviet Russia's victory over Germany in World War II. Deffence Minister Rajnath Singh will represent India at Russia's Victory Day parade next month, news agency PTI reports quoting sources. 

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