Putin, left, with Infosys Chairman and Chief Mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy at Infosys’ headquarters in Bangalore on Dec. 5. (Photo: AFP)

BANGALORE: Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a visit to the Infosys campus here on Dec. 5, said that India and Russia should work together on innovative new technologies, with the younger generation taking the lead.

Addressing a gathering of young campus members during his hour-long visit to Infosys Technologies, Putin said: “India and Russia should work together on innovative new technologies. The younger generation should take the lead.”

On reaching the corporate headquarters of Infosys, the country’s leading IT bellwether, along with a high-profile business delegation, Putin was received by Infosys chairman and chief mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy and senior company officials.

“He came, he saw and left much impressed after spending an hour with us,” an Infosys official told Indo-Asian News Service.

Infosys CEO Nandan M. Nilekani made a power point presentation, providing an overview of the Indian IT industry and the company’s global delivery model.

During the campus tour, Putin visited the company’s Global Management Center, which offers world-class facilities for infrastructure management to its global clients.

Murthy said, ‘India and Russia share several common values and have successfully leveraged each other’s strengths across various industry sectors. There are, however, avenues that remain unexplored. In order to progress further, we must focus on greater co-operation between the two nations.”