Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has mentioned along with his Russian counterpart, Andrey Belousov, the provision of S-400 programs and Su-30 MKI upgrades and the procurement of vital army {hardware} in expeditious timeframes.
Defence Minister Singh held this dialogue throughout a gathering along with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Assembly in China’s Qingdao on Thursday.
The 2 leaders additionally held discussions on a number of topics, protecting present geopolitical conditions, cross-border terrorism and defence cooperation between the 2 nations, in response to the Ministry of Defence press launch.
Andrey Belousov highlighted the long-standing Indo-Russian relations which have stood the check of time and expressed solidarity with India on the “horrendous and cowardly terrorist act of twenty second April in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
In a press launch, Ministry of Defence acknowledged, “It was one of the vital necessary latest conferences between the leaders of the 2 nations, being held within the backdrop of Operation Sindoor and the ensuing necessity of augmenting defence manufacturing, particularly in vital objects comparable to air defence, air-to-air missiles, fashionable capabilities, and upgrades of air platforms.
“Provide of S-400 programs, Su-30 MKI upgrades, and procurement of vital army {hardware} in expeditious timeframes had been a few of the key takeaways of the assembly,” it added.
Rajnath Singh acknowledged that he and Belousov mentioned boosting defence ties between two nations.
“Joyful to have met the Defence Minister of Russia, Andrey Belousov on the sidelines of SCO Defence Ministers’ Assembly in Qingdao. We had insightful deliberations on boosting India-Russia defence ties,” Singh posted on X.
Rajnath Singh arrived in China’s Qingdaon on Thursday to attend SCO Defence Ministers Assembly. Upon his arrival, Rajnath Singh was welcomed by the Chinese language Defence Minister, Admiral Dong Jun. Singh. Singh, together with Admiral Dong Jun and different leaders, additionally posed for a bunch {photograph} forward of the Defence Ministers’ assembly.
India declined to signal the joint declaration on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation assembly in China on Thursday, which, in response to sources, didn’t have any point out of the dastardly April 22 terror assault in Pahalgam however talked about incidents in Pakistan.
In line with authorities sources, Rajnath Singh didn’t signal the SCO doc as India will not be glad with the language of the joint doc, as there was no point out of the terrorist assault in Pahalgam, there was point out of the incidents that occurred in Pakistan, so India refused to signal the joint declaration, and there’s no joint communique both.
(With ANI inputs)