'A friend comes calling' - Rajiv Gandhi & Soviet Russia's Gorbachev's press conference in 1986

PM Modi's visit to Russia has resurrected memories of close ties between Soviet Russia and India. In 1986, on his first visit to an Asian country, Soviet leader Gorbachev arrived in India to sign the Delhi Declaration with then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The agreement focused on complete nuclear disarmament. During this visit, the two leaders held a press conference. Watch #theprintuncut
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[@sadikhalishaik2026]

The educated leader ❤️❤️very nice to hear and see the former pm rajiv Gandhi 💐💐👏👏

[@subramaniam3225]

Rajiv, Manmohan Singh and others gave press interviews often. They dare to be questioned.

[@gandhibhagat285]

❤❤ still remember those days . Rajiv ji and Gorbachev ji were heroes Both loved their lands and people deeply . Humanist, wise, courageous. Such a sad part India and Russia have become zombieland . Had Yeltsin and putin not betrayed Russia and had Rajiv ji been alive Both these great countries would have been as developed as western Europe and world would have been more peaceful. Andhbakts wouldn't acknowledge that it's Nehru Gandhi family that made Russia our biggest ally in our thick and thine while sanghis have been puppets of Americans and Chinese

[@johnsonmathewk.9584]

Too sad the current dispensation is in capable of doing what is seen in the video let us accept reality in it's merit

[@sadikhalishaik2026]

2014 ke baadh india ko pehchan mili, tho pir ye kab huva 🤔🤔 i think its fake 🤔🤔

[@valleyfaleiro5543]

Before you were born

[@nagabhushanmpnagabhushanmp7602]

❤❤

[@13_23_D]

Is Russia going to break too..?? After this press conference 1991 USSR broke😢

[@GuzzarAwan]

very sad but USSR was in very very bad condition in these years. US by removing gold standard took real lead over USSR as they cud print money from thin air. India was also dirt poor nation thanx to Nehruvian Rate of growth and Nehruvian economic model

[@ghanshyamdashputre7437]

Too old. Very irrelevant.

[@govindapoduvalkg2889]

Don't miss a single opportunity to glorify the Nehru dynasty. Other wise what is the relevance of this video now. Anyway your portal is becoming a publicity platform for Sonia Congress. Wish you good luck.

[@Akash-ok7su]

Shutup, andhbhakt

[@Akash-ok7su]

Can a chaiwala do such a press conference?

[@akashchaturvedi7995]

I think it is time that we move on from this "fake gandhi syndrome".

[@rasarajantao4721]

🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶