Rajnath meets Putin in Moscow, hails Indo-Russian ties as 'higher than highest mountain'
New Indian ExpressNEW DELHI: India's friendship with Russia is "higher than the highest mountain and deeper than the deepest ocean," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday. "During the meeting, Rajnath Singh said 'friendship between our countries is higher than the highest mountain and deeper than the deepest ocean,'" the Defence Ministry readout said. Singh called on Putin after co-chairing the 21st session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Cooperation with Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov. Rajnath added that "the ties have further strengthened with the recent exchanges, including two visits by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Russia in 2024."