India, Russia to expand military technical cooperation

Despite external pressure, Russia and India are successfully implementing cooperation in the military-technical sphere, particularly the supply of S-400 air defense systems.

Moscow: India and Russia are working on a program of military-technical cooperation by 2030, the Russian government said in a statement.

"Work is underway to agree on a program of Russian-Indian military-technical cooperation till 2030," the statement said after a meeting between Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov and Indian defense minister Rajnath Singh in Moscow on Wednesday.

During the meeting, Borisov noted that despite external pressure, Russia and India are successfully implementing cooperation in the military-technical sphere, particularly the supply of S-400 air defense systems.

The topics of discussion included a wide range of issues related to bilateral military-technical cooperation as well as interaction in the field of science and high-tech.