Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who was on a hurricane tour to India, said the two countries are ‘going to deepen military and technical cooperation’.
On his two-day visit to Pakistan, Lavrov will hold important talks with the country's top leadership and the Army chief on bilateral ties as well as on the situation in Afghanistan.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla visited Russia in February and discussed wide-ranging Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
Shringla's remarks came during an interview in which he was asked whether India would bow to the US pressure and give up the S-400 air defence missile systems deal with Russia.
The Ministry of External Affairs said both sides held bilateral consultations in Moscow Tuesday on issues which are on the agenda of the UN Security Council.
US sanctions on Russia as well as its determination to paint Vladimir Putin as the bad guy is driving Moscow into Beijing’s arms. Make no mistake, this is a willing embrace.
Nikolay Kudashev, Russian Ambassador to India, says Moscow would encourage enhanced dialogue between India and China as it believes this is ‘key to regional security and stability’.
Roman Babushkin, deputy chief of mission, Russian Embassy, said Moscow is ‘concerned’ over India-China border standoff because if not settled soon, ‘other players’ might take advantage.
Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
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