♦ The 22nd meeting of the India-Russia Working Group on Military technical cooperation and defence industry was held in New Delhi on 22 November 2024.
♦ The meeting was co-chaired by Sanjeev Kumar, Secretary, Defence Production, Ministry of Defence and A Boytsov, First Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation of Russia.
♦ Defence cooperation has been a cornerstone of the India-Russia strategic partnership, guided by the Agreement on the Programme for Military-Technical Cooperation.
♦ The Agreement for the period 2021-2031 was signed during the inaugural meeting of the India-Russia 2+2 Dialogue in Delhi on December 6, 2021.
♦ The two sides also have periodic exchanges of armed forces personnel and military exercises.
♦ The India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC), set up in 2000, is at the apex of this structure.
Posted Date: November 22, 2024