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Russia's Putin describes India as a great power, and a time-tested friend

Russia President Vladimir Putin on Monday described India as a great power, a friendly nation and a time-tested friend and echoed common concerns over terrorism, drug trafficking and organised crime

2+2 dialogue will turn into efficient platform: Russian FM Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday said that the newly established 2+2 ministerial dialogue will turn into an efficient platform to talk about both regional and international issues

India, Russia ink four defence pacts; resolve to expand military ties

India and Russia on Monday inked an agreement for joint production of over six lakh AK-203 assault rifles at a manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi besides firming up another pact on military cooperation for 10 years. The rifles will be manufactured for the Indian armed forces at a cost of around Rs 5000 crore. The agreements were signed at the 20th meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC). The meeting, co-chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Gen Sergey Shoigu, also discussed ways to further boost strategic cooperation including ramping up of joint production of military equipment. The two sides also inked a pact on amending the agreement on cooperation in the field of manufacturing of the Kalashnikov series of small arms that was originally sealed in February 2019. Another agreement was signed on the protocol of the 20th IRIGC-M&MTC, officials said. The ..

Russia dialogue: India mentions 'unprovoked' aggression at northern border

In his opening remarks at the talks, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserted that India is confident of overcoming the challenges with a strong political will and an inherent capability of its people

India looks forward to significant outcomes from India-Russia summit: EAM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India is looking forward to very significant outcomes from the 21st annual India-Russia summit.

India, Russia sign agreements for procurement of 6 lakh AK-203 rifles

India and Russia signed agreements for procurement of 6,01,427 7.63x39mm assault rifles AK-203 through Indo-Russia Rifles Pvt Ltd, under the military-technical cooperation arrangement for 2021-31

India-Russia partnership steady and strong, says EAM Jaishankar

The India-Russia partnership has remained steady and strong in a world of rapid geopolitical changes, Jaishankar said during bilateral talks with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov

Jaishankar meets Russian counterpart ahead of 2 plus 2 ministerial dialogue

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ahead of the inaugural meeting of the 2 + 2 dialogue mechanism at the level of the foreign and defence ministers

Russian FM arrives in New Delhi ahead of inaugural 2+2 dialogue

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday arrived in New Delhi ahead of the inaugural meeting of the 2 + 2 dialogue mechanism at the level of the foreign and defence ministers.The agenda for the newly instituted format dialogue between India and Russia will cover "political and defence issues of mutual interest"."The agenda for the dialogue will cover political and defence issues of mutual interest. The establishment of this new mechanism of two plus two dialogue is expected to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had said last month.On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will also hold the 21st annual India-Russia summit.It will be the first face-to-face meeting between Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after the meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in November 2019.On Saturday, the Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev ..

India-Russia to ink pacts, discuss important issues during Putin's visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to arrive in India on Monday for the 21st India-Russia Annual Summit.This will be the first in-person meeting between President Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Brasilia in November 2019.During the summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will review the state and prospects of bilateral relations between India and Russia and will discuss ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries."Russian President Vladamir Putin will pay an official visit to New Delhi on December 6 for 21st India, Russia annual Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi earlier said during a weekly press briefing.The Summit will offer an opportunity to exchange views on regional multilateral and international issues of mutual interests, Bagchi noted."The visit will further provide an ...

India to push back on $1-billion Russian helicopter deal: Report

Instead, there might be off-the-shelf purchases of some of the Ka-226T military choppers as the Indian Air Force needs to make immediate replacements to its fleet of over 320 aging helicopters

'Modi, Putin to discuss ways to strengthen strategic partnership on Dec 6'

It is expected that the two leaders will deliberate on the situation in Afghanistan as well as to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic

Putin says talks with Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders 'constructive'

Putin said the three leaders reached agreement on a whole range of issues

India-Russia 2+2 dialogue to cover political, defence issues: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the agenda will cover 'political and defence issues of mutual interest'

India, Russia inaugural '2+2' dialogue on Dec 6: Russian embassy

Russian President Vladimir Putin is also likely to visit India around December 6 to hold summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Foreign ministers of India, Russia, China to hold talks on Friday

Under the RIC framework, the foreign ministers of the three countries meet periodically

Foreign ministers of India, Russia, China to hold talks on Friday

The meeting, being held under the Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral framework, will be chaired by Jaishankar

Putin's visit to India clouds timing of India-US ministerial dialogue

The timing of the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue of the top diplomats and defence heads of India and the US that was expected to take place early next month is now under a cloud of uncertainty

A message to Pakistan in Delhi dialogue on Afghanistan crisis

Afghan soil should not be used for terror, says the declaration

India-Russia high-level meeting on Afghanistan underway in Delhi

The high-level meeting between India and Russia on the situation in Afghanistan is underway after the Taliban takeover