Russia, India Sign Military Cooperation Agreement For Next Decade
The agreement was signed in the presence of the Russian and Indian defence
ministers, Sergei Shoigu and Rajnath Singh
The Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday that Moscow and New Delhi have
signed an agreement on military and technical cooperation for 2021-2030.
The deal envisages cooperation between units of the countries' armed forces,
as well as the supply and development of weapons and military equipment.
Had a productive, fruitful and substantial bilateral discussions on defence cooperation with the Russian Defence Minister, General Sergey Shoigu in New Delhi today. India values its special and privileged strategic partnership with Russia. pic.twitter.com/9WNBx6m7ok
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) December 6, 2021
India deeply appreciates Russia’s strong support for India. We hope that our cooperation will bring peace, prosperity and stability to the entire region.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) December 6, 2021
Glad that a number of Agreements/Contracts/Protocols were signed pertaining to small arms and military cooperation.
The signing ceremony was attended by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu
and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh.
The Indian defence minister, for his part, wrote on his Twitter page that he
is "glad" that a number of "[bilateral] agreements, contracts, and protocols
were signed pertaining to small arms and military cooperation".
Singh also tweeted that he had "fruitful" discussions on bilateral defence
collaboration with Sergei Shoigu, adding, "India values its special and
privileged strategic partnership with Russia".
Singh was echoed by the Russian defence minister who touted bilateral dialogue
as something that contributes significantly to ensuring global and regional
security.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in turn, expressed hope that Monday's
talks would add to bolstering the nations' bilateral strategic partnership.
Right now, Russia and India are involved in the implementation of several
bilateral projects, including those pertaining to the BrahMos missile system,
a fifth generation fighter jet (FGFA), licensed production of the Su-30
warplane, and the T-90 battle tank.
According to expert estimates, Russia has provided India with military
equipment worth more than $65 billion over the entire period of
military-technical cooperation between the two countries.
In October 2018, Moscow and New Delhi inked a $5 billion contract for the
supply of five batteries of the S-400 missile systems to India. Other hefty
agreements include a deal on India purchasing four Russian-made Project 11356
frigates and an accord on Moscow supplying Igla portable anti-aircraft missile
systems to the South Asian nation.
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