India, Russia sign 16 pacts to expand cooperation in nuclear and defence sectors
25 Dec 2015 2:00 PM IST
The PM's day-long visit to Afghanistan was not officially announced for security reasons, with several specific threats against Indian targets being received and some being foiled. (Photo: PTI)- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow to a red carpet welcome on his first bilateral visit to Russia. (Photo: PTI)
- On his arrival in Moscow, Narendra Modi was accorded a Guard of Honor at the Vnukova II airport amid light drizzle and overcast conditions. (Photo: PTI)
- Narendra Modi reviews a Guard of Honor upon arrival at Moscow's Vnukovo II Airport outside Moscow. (Photo: AP)
- 'Reached Moscow. A series of programmes await in this short but very important visit,' Modi tweeted both in English and Russian. (Photo: PTI)
- Narendra Modi being received on his arrival. Both countries are set to seal a raft of deals in key sectors like defence, nuclear energy and hydrocarbons to boost their robust and close partnership. (Photo: PTI)
- It is expected that a number of major pacts including those to ramp up cooperation in defence and nuclear energy sectors will be finalised. Russia has been India's biggest supplier of arms though New Delhi has started buying more military hardware
- Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting in the Kremlin. The two leaders are set to deliberate on various global issues such as the situation in Syria and tackling the threat of terrorism as
- Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi walk together during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow. Besides bilateral issues, Modi and Putin are likely to deliberate on a number of global issues having political dimensions including the situation in Syria
- 'President Vladimir Putin gifted me a page from Gandhiji's diary containing Bapu's handwritten notes,' tweets PM Narendra Modi. (Photo: Twitter)
- "President Putin also gifted an 18th century sword from Bengal, featuring intricate silver artwork. I thank him for the gifts," he said in another tweet. (Photo: AP)
- PM Narendra Modi was hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin for a private tete-a-tete at Kremlin during which the two leaders touched upon issues of mutual interest for both countries. (Photo: AP)
- Narendra Modi visited Russia's premier crisis management centre which deals with emergency situations and ensures coordination among various relevant agencies. (Photo: Twitter)
- Narendra Modi spent around half-an-hour at the National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC), popularly known as EMERCOM, the short form of Emergency Control Ministry. (Photo: Twitter)
- The NCMC is a multi-level coordination centre designed to provide inter-agency coordination and alert the people about the threat of emergency situations. The capabilities of the NCMC include state-of-art real time monitoring, data collection,
- Narendra Modi was briefed about round-the-clock functioning of various wings of the National Crisis Management Centre. (Photo: Twitter)
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a war memorial dedicated to Soviet soldiers killed in World War II. The memorial is located at the Kremlin Wall in the Alexander Garden here.
- The prime minister, braving cold weather, stood for a few minutes before the flame which illuminates a bronze inscription that reads, 'Your name is unknown, your deed is immortal' at the memorial.
- The restricted meeting between the two leaders was followed by delegation-level talks.
- Modi held talks with Putin during a restricted meeting in Kremlin to begin the 16th India-Russia Summit.
- Before holding a delegation level talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin here on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him he was certain that the summit would give a new impetus to the bilateral ties, giving new energy and strength to
- Asserting that the Indo-Russia defence ties have been transformed "from a buyer seller relationship to one involving joint research, development and production of advanced systems" such as the Brahmos missile, Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft and T-90 tanks,
- Famous singer Valeriya, who was the brand ambassador for IDY in Russia, presented her book on Yoga to PM Narendra Modi in Moscow (Photo: PTI)
- PM Narendra Modi addressed a gathering of 'Friends of India' in Moscow. People in large numbers attended the event. At the event, PM Modi was be greeted by cultural programmes, 'Abhinandan' and 'Abhivyakti'. 'Abhinandan' envisaged performance of
- PM Narendra Modi exchanges greeting with Russian artists during “Friends of India” Event in Moscow. (Photo: PTI)
- PM Narendra Modi addressed the "Friends of India" event in Moscow. After extensive talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the need for the world to unite against terrorism “without distinction and
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kabul after a two-day visit to Russia. Modi will inaugurate Afghanistan's new Parliament complex built by India. (Photo: Twitter)
The PM's day-long visit to Afghanistan was not officially announced for security reasons, with several specific threats against Indian targets being received and some being foiled. (Photo: PTI)
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow on Wednesday to a red carpet welcome. On his first bilateral visit to Russia, both countries are set to seal a raft of deals in key sectors like defence, nuclear energy and hydrocarbons to boost their robust and close partnership.</p><p>On his arrival, the Prime Minister was accorded a guard of honour at the Vnukova II airport amid light drizzle and overcast conditions.</p><p>It is expected that a number of major pacts including to ramp up cooperation in defence and nuclear energy sectors will be finalised during Narendra Modi's visit to Russia.</p>
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