Rajnath Singh calls for enhancing Indian-Russian collaboration
The Russian Defence Industry is ready to support India towards becoming self-reliant in the field of defence production, Defence Minister of Russia Andrei Belousov has assured his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh during a meeting held in New Delhi on 4 Dec http://eng.mil.ru.
The Russian Minister emphasised on deepening relationship between both the countries which is based on mutual trust, and highlighted that both countries are united by many years of friendship and strategic cooperation http://mod.gov.in.
The Minister responded as Rajnath Singh highlighted India’s determination for capacity building of its indigenous defence industry for both local production and exports .
Rajnath Singh also stressed on new opportunities for enhancing collaboration between both counties across niche technologies.
The Ministers co-chaired the 22nd session of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military & Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) in New Delhi, said the Defence Ministry https://www.nseindia.com/.
They reiterated that the India-Russia relationship is based on a deep sense of trust, common principles and mutual respect https://www.bseindia.com/.
This meeting precedes the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Russia Vladimir Putin http://en.kremlin.ru.
The Defence Ministers also signed the protocol of the 22nd IRIGC-M&MTC meeting highlighting the ongoing and prospective areas of cooperation. Fiinews.com
