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14 hours ago
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NSA Doval meets Russia's first deputy PM, discusses military-technical cooperation
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, who is also in charge of defence industry and trade, and discussed bilateral militarytechnical ties and implementation of joint projects in strategic sectors. read more National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, who is also in charge of defence industry and trade, and discussed bilateral military-technical ties and implementation of joint projects in strategic sectors. Doval was in Russia to hold crucial talks on bilateral energy and defence ties and to prepare the ground for President Vladimir Putin's visit to India later this year. Manturov is co-chair of the India-Russia Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic and Cultural Cooperation along with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. He met Doval on Friday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'The two sides discussed the topical issues of military-technical cooperation between Russia and India and implementation of joint projects in other strategic areas, including civil aircraft, metallurgy and chemical industry,' the Russian government press service said in a release. The talks covered 'topical issues of #RussiaIndia military-technical cooperation, as well as the implementation of joint projects in other strategic sectors, including civil aircraft manufacturing, metallurgy, and the chemical industry,' according to the Russian Embassy in India. On Thursday, Doval called on President Putin at the Kremlin to discuss bilateral cooperation and reiterated New Delhi's commitment to continue cooperation on all fronts with Moscow in spite of outside pressure. The NSA's visit to Russia comes in the backdrop of US President Donald Trump slapping an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods as a penalty for buying Russian oil, doubling it to 50 per cent. According to sources, Doval extended an invitation to President Putin on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit India later this year, which Putin has accepted. PM Modi on Friday spoke with President Putin over the phone during which the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between India and Russia. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Prior to meeting with Putin, Doval also held detailed discussions with the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Sergey Shoigu, and discussed key bilateral and international issues in the wake of Trump's tariffs.
Hans India
a day ago
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- Hans India
PM Modi speaks to Putin as Trump ups tariff threat
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin over phone during which the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between India and Russia. Putin briefed Modi on his country's ongoing conflict with Ukraine, with the prime minister reiterating India's consistent position for its peaceful resolution. The conversation between the two leaders came amid US President Donald Trump ratcheting up pressure on India over its purchase of Russian oil. Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order, slapping an additional 25 per cent tariff on India for the purchase of Russian oil, bringing the total duties to 50 per cent -- among the highest imposed by the US on any country in the world. The additional 25 per cent duty will come into effect on August 27. In a post on X, Modi said, "Had a very good and detailed conversation with my friend President Putin. I thanked him for sharing the latest developments on Ukraine. "We also reviewed the progress in our bilateral agenda, and reaffirmed our commitment to further deepen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. I look forward to hosting President Putin in India later this year." It will be the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement, "President Putin briefed the PM on the latest developments concerning Ukraine". "While thanking President Putin for his detailed assessment, the prime minister reiterated India's consistent position for peaceful resolution of the conflict," it said. The two leaders also reviewed progress in the bilateral agenda, and reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. Prime Minister Modi invited President Putin to India later this year for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, the MEA said. According to sources, National Security Advisor (NSA)) Ajit Doval has said during his meetings in Moscow that dates for Putin's visit to India are being worked out. In Russia, Doval held talks with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu and other senior officials, which focused on bilateral energy and defence cooperation as well as Putin's visit to India. Prime Minister Modi had travelled to Russia twice last year for an annual summit with Putin and to attend the BRICS Summit in Kazan. Modi on Thursday also received a phone call from Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose country has also been at the receiving end of Trump's tariffs. The two leaders agreed to enhance cooperation in trade, technology, energy, defence, agriculture, health, and people-to-people ties.
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Business Standard
a day ago
- Business
- Business Standard
'New world order taking shape', says expert on PM Modi's call with Putin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin has come at a "very crucial time in world affairs" and signals that "a new world order is under construction," foreign affairs expert Robinder Sachdev said on Friday. "This conversation between PM Modi and President Putin is coming at a very crucial time in world affairs. The timing was not any ordinary timing. India's NSA Ajit Doval has been in Moscow for the last couple of days. He has had background-level meetings with President Putin and his officials, I would assume. And also, today is the deadline for Russia imposed by America to come up with a peace plan or to cease its conflict with Ukraine. In the background of this, this conversation is extremely important and on the other hand, India is also facing tariffs of 50 per cent by America to which the Govt of India is standing up and saying that we will take decisions only in our sole national interest," Sachdev said. "Therefore, this conversation, to me, shows that a new world matrix is under construction, a new world order is under construction. Right now, the conversations between world leaders at such critical timings are extremely important. I think this also gives leverage to Putin that if his relations with India are even on a more solid footing, then he can negotiate with even more strength with Trump, vs today's deadline. On the other hand, it also gives us leverage and we show the world that we have a committed partner in Russia for some of our needs. So, India is charting its own independent foreign policy, Russia is charting its own," he added. Prime Minister Modi earlier announced that he had invited President Putin to visit India later this year for the Annual Bilateral Summit. "Had a very good and detailed conversation with my friend President Putin. I thanked him for sharing the latest developments on Ukraine. We also reviewed the progress in our bilateral agenda, and reaffirmed our commitment to further deepen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. I look forward to hosting President Putin in India later this year," PM Modi said in a post on X. The development comes amid ongoing tensions following the US decision to impose additional tariffs on India for buying Russian oil. During their call, President Putin briefed PM Modi on the latest developments concerning Ukraine, according to the External Affairs Ministry. The two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between India and Russia. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
NDTV
a day ago
- Business
- NDTV
NSA Ajit Doval Meets Russia Deputy PM, Discusses Defence, Strategic Projects
Moscow: Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov held a meeting with India's National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval, focusing on defense and strategic cooperation between the two countries, the Russian embassy announced on Friday. According to the embassy, the discussions covered a wide range of issues within the framework of bilateral military-technical cooperation. Both sides also reviewed the progress of joint projects in other strategic sectors, including civil aircraft manufacturing, metallurgy, and the chemical industry. 🇷🇺🇮🇳 #Russia 's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov held a meeting with #India 's National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval. #RussiaIndia #DruzhbaDosti — Russia in India 🇷🇺 (@RusEmbIndia) August 8, 2025 On August 7, a day before the meeting with Manturov, NSA Doval held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu. On August 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Putin held a telephonic conversation, during which they discussed trade, economic, and investment cooperation. PM Modi later described the call as "very productive and detailed," noting that he thanked President Putin for briefing him on recent developments in Ukraine. "Had a very productive and detailed conversation with my friend, President Putin. I thanked him for sharing recent developments on Ukraine. We reviewed progress in our bilateral agenda and reaffirmed our commitment to further deepening the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. I look forward to hosting President Putin in India later this year," PM Modi stated on X. This development comes amid ongoing tensions following India's imposition of tariffs on Russian oil purchases. During their call, President Putin briefed PM Modi on the latest developments concerning Ukraine, according to a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs. The two leaders also reviewed progress on the bilateral agenda and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between India and Russia. Prime Minister Modi invited President Putin to India later this year for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit.
India Today
2 days ago
- Business
- India Today
PM speaks to Putin, reaffirms commitment to deepen ties amid Trump's tariff heat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he had a "very good and detailed conversation" with Russian President Vladimir Putin and reaffirmed India's commitment to deepen the strategic partnership between both countries amid tensions following US President Donald Trump's 50 per cent tariffs on Indian a tweet, PM Modi said he looked forward to hosting Putin for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit in India later this year. He also thanked the Russian President for sharing the latest developments on a very good and detailed conversation with my friend, President Putin. I thanked him for sharing the latest developments on Ukraine. We also reviewed the progress in our bilateral agenda, and reaffirmed our commitment to further deepen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. I look forward to hosting President Putin in India later this year," PM Modi tweeted. In an official statement, the Prime Minister reiterated India's consistent position for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. India has called upon Russia and Ukraine to hold talks and end the conflict, now entering its fourth two leaders also reviewed progress in the bilateral agenda, and reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between India and Russia, the statement phone call between PM Modi and Putin assumes significance as it came days after Trump announced the initial 25 per cent tariffs on India, citing New Delhi's imports of Russian crude. Despite India hitting back and calling out the US over its double standards on Russian oil purchases, Trump went ahead and announced another round of 25 per cent the existing 25 per cent tariffs on Indian goods already in force, the newly announced additional levy is set to take effect on August 27 - unless New Delhi and Washington can strike a mutually acceptable deal before the has been buying cheaper Russian oil since 2022, after Western countries imposed sanctions on Moscow due to the war in Ukraine. With Russian oil capped at USD 60 per barrel and sold at a discount, it helped India save a great deal on its energy of these deals, Russia became India's top oil supplier. Its share in India's crude oil imports jumped from just 1.7 per cent in FY20 to 35.1 per cent in FY25. In fact, out of 245 million metric tonnes (MMT) of crude oil imported by India in FY25, 88 MMT came from Russia has firmly defended its oil imports from Russia, calling out the "unjustified and unreasonable" criticism by the US and European Union, and highlighting what it sees as double standards in the West's own trade with a strong statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that India's energy imports are a matter of economic necessity, driven by global market shifts following the outbreak of the Ukraine conflict. It pointed out that the US had in fact "actively encouraged such imports by India to strengthen global energy markets' stability".On Thursday, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, who is on an official visit to Russia, confirmed that Putin will visit India later this year and dates were currently being finalised.- EndsTune InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Narendra Modi#Trump's Tariff#Russia#Ukraine#Donald Trump
