In talks with Shoigu, Rajnath discusses Russian defence commerce’s participation in ‘Make in India’

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: In a bilateral meeting, the Defence Ministers of India and Russia on Friday talked about defence and military factors along with the participation of Russian commerce throughout the manufacturing of military gear in India. Earlier, in his cope with on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting, the Russian Defence Minister accused the US and the West of horrifying totally different nations into military standoffs with Russia and China.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with Russian Defence Minister General Sergei Shoigu on the sidelines of the SCO meeting in New Delhi.

“The two ministers discussed wide-ranging issues of bilateral defence cooperation, including military-to-military ties as well as industrial partnership. They also discussed the Russian defence industry’s participation in the ‘Make in India’ initiative and ways to provide further impetus to it,” talked about the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

“They expressed satisfaction over the continued trust and mutual respect between the two countries, particularly in defence and reiterated their commitment towards strengthening the partnership. They acknowledged the unique, long-lasting and time-tested relationship between India and Russia,” the MoD added.

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Meanwhile, in his cope with on the meeting, Shoigu talked about, “Today, Washington and its collaborators are implementing their strategic plan to provoke other countries into a military standoff with Russia and China. The conflict in Ukraine serves as a striking confirmation of this criminal policy. Its actual goal is to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, create a threat for China and preserve [the US’] monopoly position in the world.”

The Russian Defence Minister’s remarks bought right here amid the persevering with border standoff between the militaries of India and China alongside the Line of Actual administration (LAC) in japanese Ladakh.

In the backdrop of the persevering with Russia-Ukraine battle, Shoigu talked about {{that a}} large-scale data advertising and marketing marketing campaign has been launched to compromise the Russian administration and its insurance coverage insurance policies.

Shoigu moreover talked about that the strategy of breaking and dismantling key arms administration and confidence-building agreements has been set in motion.

“At first, Washington unilaterally terminated the US-Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, refused to ratify the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, then withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and Shorter-Range Missiles and the Treaty on Open Skies,” he talked about.

Shoigu in his speech talked about that as a option to comprise China, a entrance is forming. Tensions throughout the so-called Taiwan draw back and territorial disputes throughout the South China Sea and East China Sea are being deliberately escalated, he talked about.

India could be a part of the Quad grouping which moreover incorporates the US, Japan and Australia which China views as a entrance in direction of it.

Besides India and Russia, totally different SCO member states along with China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participated throughout the meeting. All ministers attended the meeting in-person, apart from throughout the case of Pakistan. From Pakistan’s facet, Special Assistant to Pakistan PM on Defence Affairs Malik Ahmed Khan attended the meeting nearly.

NEW DELHI: In a bilateral meeting, the Defence Ministers of India and Russia on Friday talked about defence and military factors along with the participation of Russian commerce throughout the manufacturing of military gear in India. Earlier, in his cope with on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting, the Russian Defence Minister accused the US and the West of horrifying totally different nations into military standoffs with Russia and China.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with Russian Defence Minister General Sergei Shoigu on the sidelines of the SCO meeting in New Delhi.

“The two ministers discussed wide-ranging issues of bilateral defence cooperation, including military-to-military ties as well as industrial partnership. They also discussed the Russian defence industry’s participation in the ‘Make in India’ initiative and ways to provide further impetus to it,” talked about the Ministry of Defence (MoD).googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“They expressed satisfaction over the continued trust and mutual respect between the two countries, particularly in defence and reiterated their commitment towards strengthening the partnership. They acknowledged the unique, long-lasting and time-tested relationship between India and Russia,” the MoD added.

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Meanwhile, in his cope with on the meeting, Shoigu talked about, “Today, Washington and its collaborators are implementing their strategic plan to provoke other countries into a military standoff with Russia and China. The conflict in Ukraine serves as a striking confirmation of this criminal policy. Its actual goal is to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, create a threat for China and preserve [the US’] monopoly position in the world.”

The Russian Defence Minister’s remarks bought right here amid the persevering with border standoff between the militaries of India and China alongside the Line of Actual administration (LAC) in japanese Ladakh.

In the backdrop of the persevering with Russia-Ukraine battle, Shoigu talked about {{that a}} large-scale data advertising and marketing marketing campaign has been launched to compromise the Russian administration and its insurance coverage insurance policies.

Shoigu moreover talked about that the strategy of breaking and dismantling key arms administration and confidence-building agreements has been set in motion.

“At first, Washington unilaterally terminated the US-Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, refused to ratify the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, then withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and Shorter-Range Missiles and the Treaty on Open Skies,” he talked about.

Shoigu in his speech talked about that as a option to comprise China, a entrance is forming. Tensions throughout the so-called Taiwan draw back and territorial disputes throughout the South China Sea and East China Sea are being deliberately escalated, he talked about.

India could be a part of the Quad grouping which moreover incorporates the US, Japan and Australia which China views as a entrance in direction of it.

Besides India and Russia, totally different SCO member states along with China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participated throughout the meeting. All ministers attended the meeting in-person, apart from throughout the case of Pakistan. From Pakistan’s facet, Special Assistant to Pakistan PM on Defence Affairs Malik Ahmed Khan attended the meeting nearly.