Highlighting the "long-standing" friendship between New Delhi and Moscow, she recalled that Moscow helped India not just in the 1971 war but has throughout been the main supplier of India's defence needs.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday lambasted the US for its increasing use of sanctions as a geopolitical tool against Moscow and said that America spoilt its relationship with Russia by imposing continuous sanctions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin echoed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stance on BRICS, emphasising that the grouping is not anti-Western but rather non-Western ahead of the group's summit in October.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia from October 22-23 to attend the 16th BRICS Summit, being held in Kazan, under the Chairmanship of Russia.
JP Singh, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), led the Indian delegation to the sixth meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations in Moscow.
After being sworn in for the third time as PM, he first participated in the G7 Leaders' Outreach meeting in Italy at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in June.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York and discussed key matters on the bilateral cooperation agenda and urgent international issues.
External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar participated in the second G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Brazilian Presidency on Wednesday, chaired by the President Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Earlier, the US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan indicated that one of the focus areas between the two leaders would be the ongoing Ukraine conflict and India's stance on Russia and China.
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval held a meeting with Russia's Secretary of Security Council Sergey Shoigu on the sidelines of the Meeting of BRICS NSAs meeting in Russia's St Petersburg on Wednesday and discussed issues of mutual interest.