India-Russia agree on joint production of arms and military equipment

Russia and India will jointly produce weapons and various military equipment. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said such a plan. The agreement was reached during the visit of Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to Moscow. Delhi has also shown interest in bilateral investment and formation of Eurasian Economic Union. Reuters news. In 2022, India became one of their economic partners when the West imposed a series of sanctions against Russia over its attack on Ukraine.

Foreign Ministers Sergei Shoigu and S Jaishankar met in Moscow on Wednesday. Discussions were held on increasing mutual cooperation in the military sector. They also agreed to jointly manufacture military equipment. In this regard, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, "We have given importance to the issue of cooperation in the field of military technology, including the production of modern weapons." Significant progress has been made in the talks.