WEB DESK
Indian Ambassador to Russia Venkatesh Varma has said that the defence industry cooperation will be one of the key areas of collaboration between India and Russia and it will be addressed at the upcoming India-Russia bilateral summit.
Mr Varma told Sputnik that the Indian-Russian bilateral summit will cover all issues — political, economic, trade, energy. And, of course, defence cooperation will be one of the main pillars of cooperation. He added that we expect some very major announcements, including Russian support for the Make in India programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr Varma added that Russia has extended very positive support, we are very grateful for that.
Earlier, the diplomat said that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is likely to attend the events of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).