National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, in Moscow to discuss ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership between India-Russia.
“We have now established very good relations, which we value very much – a strategic partnership between our countries,” NSA Doval said during his meeting with Shoigu, as quoted by Russia’s Interfax news agency.
“On August 7, Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Sergey Shoigu held talks with India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval. The parties discussed ways to further strengthen the Russia-India special and privileged strategic partnership and emphasised the importance of joint efforts in preparation of the bilateral summit by the end of this year. They also discussed cooperation between Russia and India in multilateral formats and exchanged views on topical issues of international security,” the Russian Embassy in India posted on Telegram.
Earlier, President Putin received NSA Doval at the Kremlin, in a meeting that included senior Russian officials such as Shoigu and Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov. From the Indian side, Ambassador Vinay Kumar participated in the discussions, which focused on regional security, defence cooperation, and preparations for the upcoming leadership-level engagement.
The Kremlin described the talks as “constructive”, and noted the continuity in India-Russia dialogue despite broader global shifts.
IANS