[CLSTR]
< Back to situation

[REVISION HISTORY]

India-Russia military cooperation engagement

Updated 1 time since CLSTR started tracking revisions of this situation.

What changed

2026-09-17 20:36 UTC → 2026-09-20 08:32 UTC · added removed

Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth is conducting has concluded a three-day official visit to Russia Russia, held from September 16 to September 18, 2026, to strengthen bilateral defence ties and military cooperation. 2026. This visit represents engagement marks the first trip visit to Russia by an Indian Army chief in six eight years. During the visit, General Seth has engaged met with high-ranking Russian officials, including Colonel General Andrei Nikolayevich Mordvichev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Land Forces, to discuss professional and Deputy Minister of Defence General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov. Discussions focused on deepening military cooperation, training, professional exchanges, training engagements, and joint capability development. Discussions with Deputy In Moscow, the itinerary included visits to the Russian Land Forces Headquarters and the National Defence Minister Control Centre. General Seth also met with Vasily Sergeyevich Osmakov have focused on Osmakov, the Russian Deputy Minister of Defence for defence industry, industry and procurement, to discuss the defence industry and the maintenance of Russian-origin equipment, such as the Pantsir-S1M air defence system and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles. The itinerary includes visits to equipment. In Saint Petersburg, the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow and visit included interactions at the Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy in Saint Petersburg. and ceremonial honors. General Seth also met with India's Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, to discuss measures for enhancing bilateral defence ties. The overarching goal of the engagement is to transition remains transitioning the India-Russia relationship from a buyer-seller model toward joint research, development, and production of advanced defence technologies.

Versions

  1. 2026-09-20 08:32 UTC India-Russia military cooperation engagement
  2. 2026-09-17 20:36 UTC India-Russia military cooperation engagement

Only revisions since CLSTR began indexing content versions appear here. Select a version to see what changed compared to the one before it.