Modi Meets Putin in Moscow as India Seeks Russian Arms Deals
- India, Russia sign oil, gas, nuclear cooperation agreements
- Putin hails `strategic partnership' with No. 1 arms importer
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow with the goal of securing what would be his nation’s biggest weapons deal with Russia since 2001, strengthening military ties dating back to the Soviet era against newer suppliers like the U.S.
Modi and Putin hailed what they termed a “strategic partnership” at their Kremlin meeting on Thursday and pledged to boost business ties, with the Indian leader signaling progress on defense projects to ensure his country upgrades its weapons capability.