US President Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News, said that Russia lost India as an oil client while discussing the economic aspect of Russian President Vladimir Putin coming to the table for talks.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has prioritised "crony interests" over national welfare, noting that he allowed petrol and diesel to be sold at Rs 95-104 per litre despite India purchasing crude oil at discounted rates from Russia.
The meeting came a day after NSA Doval's discussions with Russian President Putin and Security Council Secretary Shoigu, and follows a recent phone call between PM Modi and President Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at the Kremlin, the Russian Embassy in India said. The meeting highlights ongoing high-level engagement between the two countries.
Russian Deputy Defence Minister Aleksandr Fomin met Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar in Moscow to discuss defence cooperation. According to the Russian Defence Ministry, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their privileged strategic partnership in a warm, friendly atmosphere
"Why is the government sleeping? US President Donald Trump has said it almost 40 times that he brokered the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Now he (Trump) is saying that our relations with India are not good as India buys fuel from Russia. Are we slaves? We would trade and talk, with w
Earlier, during a weekly media press briefing on Thursday, Official Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal said that the RIC mechanism is for the countries to come together and discuss global and regional issues of interest.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting in China's Qingdao and discussed supply of S-400 systems, Su-30 MKI upgrades, and procurement of critical milit
Singh said he is looking forward to presenting India's vision for global peace and security and calling for joint and continuous efforts to eliminate terrorism.
"A lot of Russian companies are now looking at India as a base for setting up IT teams. For example, Sberbank. They are setting up a base in Bengaluru. So a lot of opportunities are there for collaborating," the Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technol