In what comes as a major milestone in advancing the long-standing strategic partnership between India and Russia, the two countries agreed to expand joint exercises to further solidify the operational synergy between the two forces.
At the recently concluded fourth meeting of the Working Group on Military Cooperation under the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) in Moscow, great emphasis was laid on the importance of continued knowledge-sharing and collaboration in areas of strategic interest.
India and Russia conduct a number of joint exercises across land, air and sea domains. “Exercises such as INDRA, AVIA INDRA and INDRA NAVY, have served as vital platforms for sharing best practices, refining joint operational tactics drills and procedures, and deepening mutual understanding,” the defence ministry said in a release.
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The meeting was co-chaired by Lieutenant General J.P. Mathew, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, and Lieutenant General Dylevsky Igor Nikolaevich, Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Armed Forces.
The Declaration on the India-Russia Strategic Partnership was signed in 2000. It was elevated to the level of Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership in 2010. The working group, a crucial forum for India-Russia defence cooperation, serves as a platform to assess existing military engagements between India and Russia and identify new areas for collaboration to address evolving security challenges.
