Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds talks with Russian counterpart
The HinduDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held talks with his Russian counterpart Gen. Sergey Shoigu and discussed ways to further boost strategic cooperation including expansion of joint production of military equipment. After the '2+2' talks, the two Russian ministers will join President Vladimir Putin later in the day in his summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Russian Defence Minister, General Sergey Shoigu meeting Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi," Mr. Singh's office tweeted along with a photo of the meeting. Ahead of the summit, India cleared the long-pending AK 203 Kalashnikov rifles deal worth nearly ₹5,000 crore for production of over five lakh such rifles at Korwa in Amethi by an Indo-Russian joint venture.