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Rajnath Singh holds talks with Russian counterpart in China's Qingdao

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday held talks with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov, focusing on the evolving regional security scenario and bilateral defence and strategic ties. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a defence ministerial conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). In a social media post, Singh described the talks as "insightful". "Happy to have met the Defence Minister of Russia, Andrey Belousov, on the sidelines of the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting in Qingdao. We had insightful deliberations on boosting India-Russia defence ties," he said. It is understood that Singh highlighted India's challenge of cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan. The two ministers are also believed to have discussed the upcoming commissioning of the Indian Navy's Russian-manufactured guided missile frigate INS Tamal at Russia's coastal city of Kaliningrad on July 1. The commissioning ceremony will be presided over by Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh

Russia advancing long-term economic cooperation plans with India: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Moscow's action plan for long-term cooperation till 2030 with India should be finalised shortly. Speaking at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum's plenary session, Putin announced that Moscow is advancing long-term economic cooperation plans with its key partners, including India. Let me remind you that we agreed to prepare long-term cooperation plans with key partners," Putin said while emphasising that "action plans, including those with countries like India, should be completed shortly." We have already set a goal to boost oil and gas exports. To achieve this, we will develop relations with partners, remove trade barriers, explore new market niches, build infrastructure, and deepen investment cooperation, he said. The St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2025 often dubbed as 'Russian Davos' this year has the theme Shared Values: The Foundation of Growth in a Multipolar World. Putin denied that China and

Russia backs RIC revival, Lavrov says India-China ties show improvement

Sergey Lavrov confirms Russia's support for RIC's revival, says India and China have reached an understanding on border issues and criticises Nato's provocative tactics

Russia reaffirms unwavering support to India in joint fight on terror

Moscow on Friday reiterated its decisive commitment to an uncompromising joint fight with New Delhi against all forms of terrorism as an Indian multi-party Parliamentary delegation held wide-ranging discussion on counter-terrorism combat and briefed the Russian side on Operation Sindoor. A Foreign Ministry statement issued after Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko met with the visiting parliamentary delegation expressing readiness to increase close cooperation on the issue at regional and global venues. The delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi is in Russia to sensitise the diplomatic leadership about terror emanating from Pakistan, a month after the Pahalgam attack that left 26 people dead. A decisive commitment to an uncompromising joint fight against all forms of terrorism was confirmed. Readiness was expressed to increase close cooperation on these issues at regional and global venues, primarily in the UN, BRICS and SCO, the Foreign Ministry statement said. Rudenko

Russia's support crucial for global anti-terrorism efforts: MP Kanimozhi

Kanimozhi said it is important to reach out to Russia at a time when India has been facing terror attacks repeatedly.

India's Russian oil imports hit 10-month high on strong ESPO demand

More ESPO was offered to India as Chinese state-owned companies continue shunning sanctioned crudes and crude quotas are running tight for Chinese independent refiners, analysts said

Russia's Victory Day Parade: MEA backs multilateralism, flags terrorism

MoS Defence Sanjay Seth represented Russia's Victory Day in Moscow. The MEA statement highlighted India's WWII contributions, backed multilateralism, and flagged terrorism as a shared global threat

Putin dials PM Modi, says Pahalgam attack culprits must face justice

Russian President Vladimir Putin conveyed his condolences to the families of the Pahalgam terror attack victims and extended full support to India in its fight against terrorism

Putin accepts PM Modi's invitation for annual high-level India visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to visit India for the annual high-level meeting as the two leaders held a telephone conversation, the Kremlin said on Monday. The leaders emphasised the need for an uncompromising fight against terrorism in any of its manifestations, it said. "The Indian leader confirmed his invitation to the Russian president to visit India for an annual bilateral summit. The invitation was gratefully accepted, the Kremlin said in a statement. They emphasised the strategic nature of Russian-Indian relations, it said, adding that these relations are not influenced by the outside and continue to develop dynamically in all directions.

India looking for partners, not 'preachers': Jaishankar's message to Europe

S Jaishankar said that Europe must display some 'sensitivity and mutuality of interest' for closer ties with India

Govt offers cheap loans for arms, eyes Russia's traditional customers

New Delhi will also sharply increase the number of defense attaches in its foreign missions as part of a new programme that will see the government directly negotiate some arms deals

Russia to hold events in Indian cities for 80th Great Victory anniversary

Russia has planned programmes in Delhi and several Indian cities, alongside mega celebrations in Moscow, to mark Victory Day on May 9, the country's envoy Denis Alipov said on Saturday. Russia has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the celebrations in Moscow that will mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II. "This year is very special. This year, we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. We call it the Great Victory in Russia... We will have big celebrations in Moscow on May 9 and we will be happy to welcome a high-level Indian delegation, whoever goes, we will welcome the defence minister And, if the prime minister decides to go, we will certainly welcome the prime minister," Alipov, the Russian ambassador to India, told reporters on the sidelines of an event. There will be many top-level foreign guests in Moscow on that day, he added. Russia has invited leaders of several friendly nations to attend this .

India, Russia agree on 6 new projects to boost bilateral investment ties

India and Russia discussed initiatives to strengthen economic ties and affirmed their commitment to expanding investment collaboration

Era of multipolarity demands greater India, Russia cooperation: Jaishankar

In today's rapidly evolving order, India and Russia navigate a "complex geopolitical landscape", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, as he underlined that the "era of multipolarity" necessitates greater cooperation between the two nations. In an online video address to the conference -- 'Russia and India: Towards a New Bilateral Agenda' -- he said "further enhancement of the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between India and Russia continues to be a shared foreign policy priority". The conference is being hosted by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Indian Embassy in Moscow. In his address, Jaishankar said India "immensely values" its relationship with Russia and the two nations "remain committed to nurturing this deep friendship and exploring new frontiers of cooperation". "This relationship with deep historical roots, and a long tradition of trust and mutual respect, continues to expand and deepen, in the backdrop of a dynami

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov hails India's balanced approach to Ukraine crisis

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday lauded India for adopting a balanced approach to the Ukraine crisis and advocating for resolving the issue through dialogue. In a video address to a conference titled 'Russia and India: Toward a New Bilateral Agenda' hosted by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Lavrov reiterated that Russia views strengthening its privileged strategic partnership with India as a foreign policy priority. Lavrov also said that President Vladimir Putin has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to visit India and preparations are underway for it. "I would like to extend our gratitude on behalf of Russia for the fact that India, including its Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been following a balanced approach to the Ukraine crisis at all times and called for settling it through dialogue and by addressing its root causes," Lavrov said. He said that Russia fully shares this approach and has been expressing its readiness to hol

Putin to visit India soon, preparations underway: Russian foreign minister

This would be Putin's first visit to India after the Russia-Ukraine broke out in 2022

Russia replaces UAE as the top naphtha supplier to India in 2024-25

(Corrects designation of HMEL's Das to managing director & CEO, not chairman, in paragraph 5)

Russian oil supplies to India may recover in March after 3-month decline

India, the No 2 importer of crude from Russia, has said it would buy Russian oil only if it is supplied by companies and ships that have not been sanctioned by the United States

US sanctions should not hinder oil trade with India: Russian official

India became the top buyer of Russian sea-borne oil sold at a discount after Western nations imposed sanctions on Moscow and curtailed energy purchases in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

India open to buying energy from all sources at lowest rates, says Puri

Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said that India is open to energy imports from all sources at the lowest rates and domestic oil marketing firms are looking for more gas which is expected to cost less in 2026. Addressing a presser on Indian Energy Week 2025 beginning on Tuesday, Puri allayed fears of impact on energy supplies to India from Russia after US sanctions. Today we have a situation that we have (increased) from 27 suppliers to 39 suppliers. We added Argentina among others. We are open to import from all sources." "We issued tenders at the importation. Those tenders are open to any supplier. We buy from the cheapest source possible." He also informed that domestic (oil marketing firms) companies are looking for more gas. "We also expect the prices of gas (natural gas) to come down. My reading of the international market is that in 2026 you will begin to see a major increase in the availability of natural gas. We may get more gas from Qatar. Our companies ar