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Vladimir Putin likely to visit India in 2025, says Kremlin. ‘Welcomed Modi twice this year’

19Nov

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Vladimir Putin likely to visit India in 2025, says Kremlin. ‘Welcomed Modi twice this year’

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to visit India in 2025, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed Tuesday, adding that preparations were on and that the exact dates would be announced soon. At an event, the press secretary to the Russian president said: “We welcomed Prime Minister Modi twice this year in our country and we hope that soon we will figure out the dates of the visit of President Putin to India”. Putin is expected to visit India sometime next year for the annual India-Russia summit. It is India’s turn to host the summit following Modi’s visit to Russia for the annual summit this year during 8-10 July. Show Full Article At the event organised by Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik, Peskov said that groundwork was being l...

‘Uranium, crude oil, & coal’: Jaishankar on why trade with Russia is critical for India

12Nov

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‘Uranium, crude oil, & coal’: Jaishankar on why trade with Russia is critical for India

New Delhi: The supply of energy resources—uranium, crude oil and coal—by Russia is extremely “important” for India and a “critical” pillar of ties between New Delhi and Moscow, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said Tuesday. Addressing the 25th session of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC), the minister said the two countries would also be discussing cooperation critical for India’s food, energy and health security. “Russia has emerged as a major source of fertilisers for us. Its supply of crude oil, coal and uranium are indeed important,” he said in the opening remarks at IRIGC-TEC, which the minister co-chaired with Russia’s rirst deputy prime minister, Denis Manturov, in New Delhi. ...

As Army looks for tracked air defence system, Russian Pantsir comes knocking

11Nov

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As Army looks for tracked air defence system, Russian Pantsir comes knocking

New Delhi: In what could be a new deal in the making between the two time-tested partners, Russia is offering its latest generation of Pantsir mobile air defence system to India. State-run Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and the Rosoboronexport of Russia last week entered into a MoU for cooperation on Pantsir variants. The tie up comes as the Indian Army scouts for Carrier Air Defence Tracked (CADET) systems, with a minimum of 50 percent indigenous content, to deploy them with mechanised columns, as reported by ThePrint in August. Show Full Article Defence sources said that Russia is offering the latest version of Pantsir. However, it is not yet clear which version Moscow is referring to as there are multiple editions with the latest designed to operate in very ...