After the SCO summit, PM Modi and Putin left in the same car. Putin's luxury Aurus car had a Chinese diplomatic plate. Let's know the specialty of this car.

After the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in Tianjin, China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin left together for bilateral talks. The special thing was that Modi and Putin were sitting in the same car. Actually, this car was Putin's presidential Aurus Sedan, on which China had put a diplomatic number plate.

Usually, China provides a luxury car for PM Modi, but this time, he directly sat in Putin's car and both the leaders travelled together to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Tianjin.

Why is Putin's car special?

• Actually, Russian company Aurus Motors manufactures this car. This model is fully equipped with retro-style luxury and high-tech features. Aurus comes in several versions - Senat Standard, Senat Long, and Senat Limousine. This car is fully armored, meaning even bullets and explosions cannot harm it.
• It has been specially designed keeping in mind Putin's security. In February 2024, Putin gifted this car to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Whenever Putin goes abroad, he takes his Aurus car with him. This is the reason why this time he is traveling in this car in China as well.

Big announcement expected in Modi-Putin meeting

• Many important announcements can be made in the meeting of the two leaders in Tianjin. PM Modi had already said in the SCO conference that major reforms are needed in global institutions. He emphasized that the aspirations of the Global South cannot be confined in the old framework. 

• Let us tell you that earlier when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited China, the government there had sent a special luxury car Hongqi L5 limousine for his journey. This car is not common, because the same model is also used by Chinese President Xi Jinping on his official visits.